B18401

Shelfmark

Aq.1.1.03

Title

Description du sacre et du couronnement de leurs majestés impériales l'empereur Alexandre II et l'impératrice Marie Alexandrovna.

Publication, distribution, etc.

[Saint Petersburg] :, Imprimerie de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences,, 1856.

Physical description

[2], 125, [1]p, 18 leaves of plates :, ill. (some col.), col. port., col. plans ;, Fo.

Language

Russian (and French) captions, titles and labels of illustrations.

Note

Name of printer from colophon (p. 125).

Note

T.p. printed in black, maroon and gold.

Note

Text printed in maroon ink.

Note

Illustrated with wood engravings and chromolithographs; illustrations not on leaves of plates printed separately and pasted on to pages of text.

Note

Plates printed by Lemercier, Paris.

Note

"Liste des personnages arrivés...": pp. [113]-122.

Note

"Dessins" [list of drawings]: pp. [123]-125.

Note

Leaf numbers printed in addition to pagination.

Provenance

Given to Eton by Nicholas Kessler.

Binding

19th century gold-tooled black morocco with imperial crest stamped in gold with red morocco inlay on front cover.

Binding

Brass corner decorations on front and back covers and brass centre decoration on back cover.

Binding

Brass clasp.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect copy: lacks folded leaf of plates depicting the imperial procession.

Copy-specific note

Ms. page numbers.

Subject

Alexander, II,, Emperor of Russia.

Subject

Marie Alexandrovna, Empress consort.

Subject

Coronations, Russia.

Added entry--name

Lemercier, Alfred

Added entry--place

Russia, Saint Petersburg.

001B18401

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aAq.1.1.03

24500$aDescription du sacre et du couronnement de leurs majestés impériales l'empereur Alexandre II et l'impératrice Marie Alexandrovna.

260##$a[Saint Petersburg] :$bImprimerie de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences,$c1856.

300##$a[2], 125, [1]p, 18 leaves of plates :$bill. (some col.), col. port., col. plans ;$cFo.

500##$aName of printer from colophon (p. 125).

500##$aT.p. printed in black, maroon and gold.

500##$aText printed in maroon ink.

500##$aIllustrated with wood engravings and chromolithographs; illustrations not on leaves of plates printed separately and pasted on to pages of text.

500##$aPlates printed by Lemercier, Paris.

500##$a"Liste des personnages arrivés...": pp. [113]-122.

500##$a"Dessins" [list of drawings]: pp. [123]-125.

500##$aLeaf numbers printed in addition to pagination.

546##$aRussian (and French) captions, titles and labels of illustrations.

561##$aGiven to Eton by Nicholas Kessler.

563##$a19th century gold-tooled black morocco with imperial crest stamped in gold with red morocco inlay on front cover.

563##$aBrass corner decorations on front and back covers and brass centre decoration on back cover.

563##$aBrass clasp.

590##$aImperfect copy: lacks folded leaf of plates depicting the imperial procession.

590##$aMs. page numbers.

60004$aAlexander$bII,$cEmperor of Russia.

60004$aMarie Alexandrovna$cEmpress consort.

650#0$aCoronations$zRussia.

7001#$aLemercier, Alfred

752##$aRussia$dSaint Petersburg.