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Choix de chansons mises en musique par M. de La Borde, premier valet-de-chambre ordinaire du Roi, gouverneur du Louvre. Ornées d'estampes par J. M. Moreau [et al.], dédiées à Madame la Dauphine.

Accession number
Heineman 275
Creator
Laborde, M. de (Jean-Benjamin), 1734-1794.
Published
Paris, De Lormel, 1773.
Credit line
Gift of the trustees of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection, 1977.
Notes
Illustrations: 100 designs by Moreau, Le Barbier, Le Bouteux, and Saint-Quentin, engraved by Moreau, Masquelier and Née. In all, 100 illustrations. For a detailed bibliographical account of the illustrations, see: Cohen, Henry Guide de l'amateur de livres à gravure duXCIIIe siècle. Paris, 1886. 5.ed. col.293-295.
First issue of first ed. dedicated to Marie Antoinette.
Text and music engraved by Moria and Mlle. Vendôme.
Description
4 v. front., illus., music. 26 cm
Provenance
Dannie and Hettie Heineman. Bookplate of Jean Lebarbier de Tinan.
Binding
Contemporary marbled calf, gilt, in 2 marbled board slip cases.
Classification
Department