Costumes Historiques de la France: (Historical Costumes of France)
by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix)
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About This Item
Complete set of 8 volumes with 640 handcolored engravings of French costumes from the 5th to 19th century, from the reign of Clovis I to Louis-Philippe.
Illustrated with all 640 handcolored plates by Leopold Massard (1812-1889), grandson of the famous engraver Jean Massard. Plates finely coloured by hand, with many finished in gold. The illustrations copied from authentic images on statues, bas-reliefs, tomb effigies, paintings, murals, miniatures, drawings, and prints.
Vol. 1, 187pp of text, 80 plates, 5th to 12th century; Vol. 2, 172pp, 80 plates 13th century; Vol 3, 217pp, 80 plates 14th century; Vol. 4, 202pp, 80 plates 15th century; Vol. 5, 256pp, 80 plates 16th century; Vol. 6, 202pp, 80 plates 17th century; Vol. 7, 214pp, 80 plates 18th century; and Vol. 8, 221pp, 80 plates, early 19th century.
Subjects include many kings and queens, nobles, famous historical figures, knights, ladies, soldiers, peasants and workers.
Condition: Cloth bindings discolored and starting to fray, sporadic foxing to text pages and tissue guards, but most plates clean and bright with vivid handcolor. Water damage to first 5 plates and 12pp in Vol. 6, bookblock separating from binding in Vols. 2, 7 and 8.
Very rare to find complete sets with all 640 plates.
Paul Lacroix (1806-1884) was a French author and journalist, specializing in French history, culture and bibliography.
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- Bookseller
- Florilegius (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Flo117
- Title
- Costumes Historiques de la France
- Author
- Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix)
- Illustrator
- Leopold Massard
- Format/Binding
- Half red cloth with marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Administration de Librairie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1852
- Size
- Octavo, 25 x 15cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- costume, history, France, Paul Lacroix, engraving, fashion, Leopold Massard,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Costume;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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