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Trésors d'art de la Russie ancienne et moderne

Title
Trésors d'art de la Russie ancienne et moderne / par Théophile Gautier ; ouvrage publié sous le patronage de Sa Majesté l'empereur Alexandre II, dédié à Sa Majesté l'impératrice Marie Alexandrovna ; 200 planches héliographiques par Richebourg.
Author
Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872
Publication
  • Paris : Gide, libraire-éditeur, 1859-[1861].
  • Paris : Impr. J. Claye

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Pts. 1-3TextSupervised use MFZ+++ (Richebourg) 16-4020 Pts. 1-3Schwarzman Building - Photography Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Richebourg, Pierre Ambroise, 1810-1875
  • Gide, Casimir, 1804-1868
  • Claye, Jules, 1806-1886
Description
5 volumes : 60 illustrations; 73 cm
Summary
Illustrations: 60 mounted photographs showing exterior and interior views of and works of art in buildings and monuments in Saint Petersburg and T︠S︡arskoe Selo (now Pushkin, Russia), taken by P.A. Richebourg during a voyage to Russia with Théophile Gautier in 1859. They are albumen silver prints, incorrectly identified on the title page as heliogravures. Size: 27 x 24-33 x 30 cm (some with arched tops). Signed on mounts: Richebourg, photog. Gide, éditeur, Paris.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Photographic prints – France – 19th century.
  • Albumen prints – France – 19th century.
Note
  • Five parts only were issued, 1859-1861, containing a total of 60 plates. Half title and title page issued with pt. 1. Parts 2-5 have part title page only.
  • Name of publisher only on title page and plates; name of printer only on verso of half title leaf.
Indexed In (note)
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France. BnF catalogue général
  • Vicaire, G. Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXe siècle, 1801-1893
  • Goldschmidt, L. Truthful lens
  • Biblioteca Nacional (Spain). 150 años de fotografía en la Biblioteca Nacional
  • British Library. Catalogue of photographically illustrated books
Publications (note)
  • Reviewed in La lumière : revue de la photographie, v. 9, May 28, June 4 and June 25, 1859, pages 86-87, 90-91, 103.
Contents
[1] Saint-Isaac. 30 pages, 12 leaves of plates -- [2] Palais de Tsarskoé-Sélo. 19 pages, 15 leaves of plates -- [3] Arsenal de Tsarskoé-Sélo. 34 pages, 14 leaves of plates -- [4] Palais de Son Altesse Impériale Madame la grande-duchesse Marie Nicolaïvna. 24 pages, 14 leaves of plates -- [5] Monuments de l'empereur Nicolas 1er. 5 pages, 5 leaves of plates.
Call Number
MFZ+++ (Richebourg) 16-4020
OCLC
33965880
Author
Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872, author.
Title
Trésors d'art de la Russie ancienne et moderne / par Théophile Gautier ; ouvrage publié sous le patronage de Sa Majesté l'empereur Alexandre II, dédié à Sa Majesté l'impératrice Marie Alexandrovna ; 200 planches héliographiques par Richebourg.
Publisher
Paris : Gide, libraire-éditeur, 1859-[1861].
Manufacturer
Paris : Impr. J. Claye
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Library copy incomplete: parts 1-3 only, bound in 1 volume. Half title wanting; letterpress to pt. 2 wanting, except part title page. In all, contains 41 photographs and 64 pages of letterpress, plus title page and 3 part title pages. Bound out of order: pt. 2, Palais de Tsarskoé-Sélo; pt. 3, Arsenal de Tsarskoé-Sélo; pt. 1, Saint-Isaac.
Local Note
For detailed description of photographs in NYPL copy, see Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Object Number MFZ+++ (Richebourg) 16-4020): http://wallachprintsandphotos.nypl.org/catalog
Indexed In:
Bibliothèque nationale de France. BnF catalogue général, FRBNF30490357: http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb30490357q
Vicaire, G. Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXe siècle, 1801-1893, v. 3, columns 923-924
Goldschmidt, L. Truthful lens, entry 71
Biblioteca Nacional (Spain). 150 años de fotografía en la Biblioteca Nacional, pages 126-127
British Library. Catalogue of photographically illustrated books, N.Tab.2006/9 https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/photographyinbooks/record.asp?RecordID=5764
Publications
Reviewed in La lumière : revue de la photographie, v. 9, May 28, June 4 and June 25, 1859, pages 86-87, 90-91, 103.
Alternate Script for Subject
Исаакиевский собор (Saint Petersburg, Russia) Photographs.
Alternate Script for Subject
Царскосельский дворец Photographs.
Alternate Script for Subject
Царскосельский арсенал Photographs.
Alternate Script for Subject
Мариинский дворец (Saint Petersburg, Russia) Photographs.
Place of Publication
France Paris.
Added Author
Richebourg, Pierre Ambroise, 1810-1875, photographer.
Gide, Casimir, 1804-1868, publisher.
Claye, Jules, 1806-1886, printer.
Research Call Number
MFZ+++ (Richebourg) 16-4020
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