LES MILLE ET UNE NUITS

New edition

Conceived between the 8th and 18th centuries and enriched by oral tradition, The Thousand and One Nights found its current form in the Age of Enlightenment with its first translator into Western languages, Antoine Galland (1646-1715), and then with Joseph-Charles Mardrus (1868-1949), who delivered a new version that was praised by the writers of the Belle Époque and revived the myth.

This illustrated edition offers a chance to rediscover this jewel of universal literature through 11 tales representing the major facets of this epic in the land of the Orient. Persian, Ottoman and Indian miniatures, as well as Art Nouveau and Art Deco painters, illustrators and engravers, complement the brilliant translations by Galland and Mardrus.