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Description des principales rejouissances faites à La Haye a l'occasion du couronnement de Sa Majesté Imperiale François I, &c., &c., &c.

Title: Description des principales rejouissances faites à La Haye a l'occasion du couronnement de Sa Majesté Imperiale François I, &c., &c., &c. / avec de belles planches, gravées par un des meilleurs maîtres = Beschryving der voornaamste vreugde-bedryven in 's Gravenhage ter gelegenheid van de krooning van Zyne Keizerlyke Majesteit Franciscus I, enz., enz., enz. / met fraaye konst-plaaten, gesneeden door een beroemd meester.
Publication: A La Haye : Aux depens d'Antoine de Groot, et fils, 1747.

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Description

[6], 18, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill.; 55 cm. (fol.)

Alternative Title

Beschryving der voornaamste vreugde-bedryven in 's Gravenhage ter gelegenheid van de krooning van Zyne Keizerlyke Majesteit Franciscus I.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Festival books – Netherlands – 18th century

Note

Title page printed in red and black.
Letterpress (description of the plates) in French and Dutch in parallel columns.
Signatures: pi1 *1 A⁴ (A1 signed 2*; A2-4 signed A1-3) B² C⁴ chi1. Leaves pi1 and *1 have horizontal chain lines, as do plates.
Illustrations: 9 prints : engraving, etching ; full-page (7), plate mark 18 x 26 cm. (1), plate mark 11 x 27 cm. (1). Comprise t.p. vignette with view of the coronation, headpiece with view of ox roast in a public square, and 7 full-page ill., all engraved by J.C. Philips after M. Schluymer. Subject: 3 views of the illumination (Oct. 4-6, 1745) and fireworks display (Oct. 15, 1745) sponsored by the publisher, A. de Groot, honoring respectively the coronation of Francis I as Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa as Empress); 3 views of the illumination and fireworks display (Jan. 19, 1746) sponsored by J.T. Freiherr von Reisbach honoring the election and coronation of the Emperor; 1 view of the 4 historical allegories constructed in spun sugar and served as dessert at the banquet on the latter occasion. Captions in Dutch, with French translation as legends.
Ornamental initials.

Indexed In (note)

Berlin. Ornamentstichsammlung
Landwehr, J. Splendid ceremonies

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Neth. 1747 93-444

OCLC

NYPG93-B72233

Title

Description des principales rejouissances faites à La Haye a l'occasion du couronnement de Sa Majesté Imperiale François I, &c., &c., &c. / avec de belles planches, gravées par un des meilleurs maîtres = Beschryving der voornaamste vreugde-bedryven in 's Gravenhage ter gelegenheid van de krooning van Zyne Keizerlyke Majesteit Franciscus I, enz., enz., enz. / met fraaye konst-plaaten, gesneeden door een beroemd meester.

Imprint

A La Haye : Aux depens d'Antoine de Groot, et fils, 1747.

Indexed In:

Berlin. Ornamentstichsammlung, 2964

Landwehr, J. Splendid ceremonies, 213

Local Note

Provenance: A.T. Falck-Lucassen (armorial bookplate).

Binding: Contemporary half vellum and brown paste paper boards.

Local Subject

Falck-Lucassen, A. T. Provenance.

Added Author

Groot, Anthoni de.

Schluymer, M. Illustrator

Philips, Jan Caspar, 1700-1775. Engraver

Anthoni de Groot en Zoonen.

Added Title

Beschryving der voornaamste vreugde-bedryven in 's Gravenhage ter gelegenheid van de krooning van Zyne Keizerlyke Majesteit Franciscus I.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Neth. 1747 93-444

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