Accession number
PML 141434-35
Creator
Lecomte, Hippolyte, 1781-1857.
Published
[Napoli?] : s.n., [1825?]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Lithographic, hand colored title plate (plate no. 1).
Series of 380 hand colored lithographic plates by Lor. Bianchi and Cucciniello; the Italian edition of the French album of 380 lithographs entitled Costumes civils et militaires de la monarchie française de 1200 à 1820, with costume plates by Hipployte Lecomte, published in Paris by Delpech in 1820. The plates in this Italian edition appear to have been copied from Lecomte's as they are very slightly smaller and lack his signature.
This Italian edition not in Colas or Hiler.
Library's copy lacking plates 2 & 3.
Series of 380 hand colored lithographic plates by Lor. Bianchi and Cucciniello; the Italian edition of the French album of 380 lithographs entitled Costumes civils et militaires de la monarchie française de 1200 à 1820, with costume plates by Hipployte Lecomte, published in Paris by Delpech in 1820. The plates in this Italian edition appear to have been copied from Lecomte's as they are very slightly smaller and lack his signature.
This Italian edition not in Colas or Hiler.
Library's copy lacking plates 2 & 3.
Description
2 v. (380 leaves of plates) : all hand col. ill. ; 33 x 24 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Gift inscription on front flyleaf of v. 1; signature of former owner, "Ruth Harris", on pastedown of v. 2.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
1/4 brown morocco.
Classification
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