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Additional authors

1. Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695
2. Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703
3. Meulen, Adam Frans van der, 1632-1690

Description

1. 23 v. in 16. 748 plates (part double, part fold., part inlaid, incl. plans).; 50-64 cm.

Subject

1. Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
2. Engraving, French -- 17th century

Contents

1. t. 1. Tableau[x] du roy.--t. 2 Bataille[s] d'Alexandr[e]--t. 3. Medail[lons] antiqu[es] du Cabinet du roy.--t. 4. Plans et vues des chat. du Louvre et d. Thuiler[ies]--t. 5. Plans elevat du chat. de Versaill[es]--t. 6. Grotte de Versaill[es]--t. 7/8. Stat[ues] du roy, termes et vases.--t. 9. Tapisser[ies] du roy.--t. 10/11. Carrousel[ls] festes de Versaillès]--t. 12. Plans elevat. des Invalid[es]--t. 15. Les petites conquê[tes]--t. 16/17. Les marche[s] de Wan-der Meul[en]--v. 18. Paysages de Wan der Meulen.--v. 19-23. Plans de sièges et Batailles. (2 v. ).

Call number

1. MEBF+++ ([Cabinet du roi])

Note

1. The collection known as the Cabinet du roi is composed of engravings made by order of King Louis XIV of France, which were first published in different sizes. Later they were collected into volumes. In 1727 a new edition was published with additional plates and a catalogue. A third edition with further additions was issued in 1743. Cf. Brunet, I, 1442.
2. This set contains plates of the various editions.
3. Binding of v. 1-2, 4-23 by Padeloup, of full red morocco, gilt; v. 3 with French royal arms.
4. Vols. 1, 7/8 have special title pages with engraved vignettes; v. 9-10/11 have special engraved and illustrated title pages; v. 4, 9 have engraved and illustrated half-titles.
5. Vols. 1, 7/8 contain descriptive text signed Felibien; v. 10/11 with descriptive text by Perrault.

Title

1. [Cabinet du roi.

Imprint

1. Paris, L'Imprimerie royale, 1679-1743]

Local note

1. Vols. 1-23 with bookplates of Alfred Pfeiffer and Henning von Bülow; v. 3 has an additional bookplate of the Duke of Hamilton.

Added author

1. Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695.
2. Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703.
3. Meulen, Adam Frans van der, 1632-1690.

Research call number

1. MEBF+++ ([Cabinet du roi])