Historical costumes from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Paris, A. Architecture bookshop. Levy, 1867. In-4, red morocco, Jansenist, lining of hazelnut morocco set with a golden net and decorated with a wide border of mosaic scrolls in shades of green, red silk endpapers, golden edges, case (Canape 1911).
Precious collection of the 150 original watercolours, very finely painted in a wide variety of colours by the Lyon painter Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard (1825-1902), which served as illustrations for this work on historical costume published under the direction of Georges Duplessis, then curator at the Imperial Library.
The watercolours are mounted on tabs and represent characters in English, German, Italian, Flemish, French, etc. costumes. Among many others, a superb equestrian portrait of Francis I, in ceremonial costume.
From the Raymond Claude-Lafontaine Library, with its gilded supra-libris in the lining.
A handful of watercolours have small spots or freckles.
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