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Sacre et Couronnement de Louis XVI. Roi de France et de Navarre, A Rheims le 11, Juin 1775. Précédé de Recherches sur le Sacre des Rois de France depuis Clovis jusqu'a Louis XV; et suivi d'un Journal Historique de ce qui c'est passé a cette Auguste Cérémonie. Enrichi dún très-grand nombre de Figures en taille-douce Gravées par le Sieur Patas, avec leurs explications. A Paris: Chez Vente, Librairie des Menus Plaisirs du Roi; au bas de la Montagne Ste. Genevieve. Et Chez Patas, rue basse des Ursins derriere Saint Demis de la Charte. 1775, Avec Approbation et Privilège du Roi. First edition, original leather boards, ten double-page engravings, thirty-nine costume plates, map of Rheims lacking, 190 pp, 124 pp, 8.5 x 6", 8vo. In fair condition. Leather boards scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Gilt bordering chipped around corners, but overall bright and clean. Leather tail of spine lacking - binding exposed. Head of spine chipped, but intact. Title label clean. Gilt deco and & ruling on cording rubbed, but still presents well. Front hinge split - cording exposed. Rear hinge beginning to split at tail. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers clean. Both front and rear gutters beginning to split. General toning throughout text-block, with instances of age-staining and finger-soiling. No known previous ownership or marginalia. Pages 133 to 140 exhibit loose binding - which has caused chipping to fore-edges. Some off-setting exhibited around plates. One missing engraving: map of Rheims. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Louis XVI (1754-1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. This work by Thomas-Jean Pichon (1731-1812), covers the history of French coronations and the coronation of Louis XVI himself. Thomas-Jean Pichon (an ordained priest) was the historiographer of the king's brother.The accession of the King of France to the royal throne was legitimized by a ceremony performed with the Crown of Charlemagne at the Reims Cathedral in Reims, France. The most important part of the ceremony was not the coronation itself, but rather the Sacre - the anointing or unction of the king. The king spends the night before his Sacre at the Palace of Tau & is awakened in the morning by the clergy and officials involved int he coronation ritual. They assist in dressing the king for the Sacre and the king then chooses which of his nobles will serve as the Hostages for the Sainte Ampoule and the clergy, & swear to return the Sainte Ampoule to the Abbey of St. Remi after the Sacre. Thomas-Jean Pichon (an ordained priest) was the historiographer of the king's brother. The first part of this work is devoted to a chronological presentation of the accession to the throne, year of coronation, and year of end of reign. In the second part, explanations of the paintings as well as explanations of the different costumes of Louis XVI. Followed by an Historical Journal. A rare first edition, gift quality. One missing plate: map of Reims, France. All other plates present & intact. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers RAREF1775FTUX
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