Historische gedenk-penningen van Lodewyk den XIV : vertonende al het voorgevallene zederdt den Jaare 1674. tot op deeze tegenwoordige Eeuwe..... ... / uit het Fransch in 't Nederduits overgebragt, door J. Goeree.
By: Académie royale des médailles & des inscriptions (France)
Contributor(s): Coypel, Antoine | Goeree, Jan | Le Clerc, Sébastien
Language: Dutch Original language: French Publisher: 't Amsteldam By Andries van Damme, 1712.Description: 2 pts. in 2v. ; [16], 286 [i.e. 290], [4] leaves : ill. ; 8⁰.Uniform titles: Médailles sur les principaux évènements du règne de Louis le Grand. Dutch Subject(s): Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 | Medals -- France -- History -- 17th century | Numismatics -- Early works to 1800Ownership: Bookplate on back of cover of each volume "Phiroze K. Randeria. Humata Hukhta Huvereshta"
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British Museum | Coins and Medals | Rare | M FR 17 GOE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 223978-1001 |
[5] leaves inserted following leaf 142 (unpaged index of part one, and t.-p. and Forward of part 2) ; no. 57 omitted in foliation, leaf 56 paged 56-57.
Added illustrated engraved t.p.; title vignette (Louis XIV) on letterpress t.p. and special t.p. of pt. 2; engraved head- and tail-pieces.
Illustrations engraved after Sébastien Leclerc and Antoine Coypel; printed in sepia.
Includes indexes.
Signatures: [pi]1 (engraved), *⁸, **⁶, A-S⁸, V1, [superscript chi] V-Oo⁸, Pp⁶.
Text by Fr. Charpentier, P. Tallement, J. Racine, N. Boileau-Despréaux, J. de Tourreil, E. Renaudot, A. Dacier, E. Pavillon and J.P. Bignon.
Handwritten note in Dutch dated 30 July 1810 before title page. Also pencil note in English "Illustrs.are unusual. Another ed. illustrs are black. Both rare".
Bookplate on back of cover of each volume "Phiroze K. Randeria. Humata Hukhta Huvereshta".