XVIIIe Siècle: Lettres, Sciences et Arts en France 1700–1789 – 1878 | Chromolithographs & Gilt Red Leather Binding

Paul Lacroix

Xviiie siècle: lettres, sciences et arts en france 1700–1789 – 1878 | chromolithographs & gilt red leather binding | this 1878 edition of xviiie siècle: lettres, sciences et arts en france 1700–1789 is a large-format illustrated book covering a wide range of french achievements in the 18th century. It features 16 color chromolithographs and over 250 in-text engravings. The subjects include painting, music, furniture, porcelain, architecture, and jewelry.   <strong>bibliographic details</strong> <ul> <li><strong>title:</strong><em> xviiie siècle: lettres, sciences et arts en france 1700–1789</em></li> <li><strong>author(s):</strong> paul lacroix</li> <li><strong>publisher:</strong> paris, librairie de firmin-didot et cie</li> <li><strong>edition:</strong> first printing, 1878</li> <li><strong>format:</strong> large octavo, single volume</li> <li><strong>binding:</strong> red leather and gilt spine, decorative red cloth boards, all edges gilt, gilt endpapers</li> <li><strong>size:</strong> 11. 5in x 8. 25in (29cm x 21cm)</li> <li><strong>collation: </strong>xiii, [3], 560 pp</li> <li><strong>illustrations:</strong> 16 chromolithograph plates, approx. 250 in-text engravings</li> <li><strong>contents include:</strong> <ul> <li><em>painting across royal and academic circles, from louis xiv to david</em></li> <li><em>artists such as watteau, chardin, greuze, boucher, rigaud, and coypel</em></li> <li><em>sculpture during and after the reign of louis xiv, including girardon and the coustou brothers</em></li> <li><em>architecture in both royal and public spaces, including versailles, the panthéon, and the invalides</em></li> <li><em>engraving styles and key names like audran and edelinck</em></li> <li><em>music under lully, rameau, gluck, and mozart</em></li> <li><em>furniture design styles from rocaille to early bourgeois interiors</em></li> <li><em>decorative objects made by cressent and lazarre duvaux</em></li> <li><em>french porcelain, especially manufacture de sèvres and its asian influence</em></li> <li><em>jewelry, goldsmithing, and small personal items like snuffboxes during the years leading to the revolution</em></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <strong> </strong> <strong>condition:</strong> original red publisher’s leather and cloth shows ornate gilt tooling to both spine and boards, with minor wear consistent with age. Gilt edges are bright and intact, protecting the text block. Marbled endpapers. Beautiful illustrations throughout, clean display.   <strong>why collect this? </strong> <ul> <li>1878 folio with broad coverage of 18th-century french decorative and fine arts</li> <li>contains 16 chromolithographs and over 250 detailed illustrations</li> <li>stunning red leather, gold-gilt display</li> <li>well suited for collectors of french enlightenment-era culture, design history, and fine bindings</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>inventory number (sku):</strong> #28763</li> </ul>

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This 1878 edition of XVIIIe Siècle: Lettres, Sciences et Arts en France 1700–1789 is a large-format illustrated book covering a wide range of French achievements in the 18th century. It features 16 color chromolithographs and over 250 in-text engravings. The subjects include painting, music, furniture, porcelain, architecture, and jewelry.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: XVIIIe Siècle: Lettres, Sciences et Arts en France 1700–1789
  • Author(s): Paul Lacroix
  • Publisher: Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie
  • Edition: First printing, 1878
  • Format: Large Octavo, single volume
  • Binding: Red leather and gilt spine, decorative red cloth boards, all edges gilt, gilt endpapers
  • Size: 11.5in X 8.25in (29cm x 21cm)
  • Collation: XIII, [3], 560 pp
  • Illustrations: 16 chromolithograph plates, approx. 250 in-text engravings
  • Contents Include:
    • Painting across royal and academic circles, from Louis XIV to David
    • Artists such as Watteau, Chardin, Greuze, Boucher, Rigaud, and Coypel
    • Sculpture during and after the reign of Louis XIV, including Girardon and the Coustou brothers
    • Architecture in both royal and public spaces, including Versailles, the Panthéon, and the Invalides
    • Engraving styles and key names like Audran and Edelinck
    • Music under Lully, Rameau, Gluck, and Mozart
    • Furniture design styles from Rocaille to early bourgeois interiors
    • Decorative objects made by Cressent and Lazarre Duvaux
    • French porcelain, especially Manufacture de Sèvres and its Asian influence
    • Jewelry, goldsmithing, and small personal items like snuffboxes during the years leading to the Revolution

 

Condition:

Original red publisher’s leather and cloth shows ornate gilt tooling to both spine and boards, with minor wear consistent with age. Gilt edges are bright and intact, protecting the text block. Marbled endpapers. Beautiful illustrations throughout, clean display.

 

Why Collect This?

  • 1878 folio with broad coverage of 18th-century French decorative and fine arts
  • Contains 16 chromolithographs and over 250 detailed illustrations
  • Stunning red leather, gold-gilt display
  • Well suited for collectors of French Enlightenment-era culture, design history, and fine bindings
  • INVENTORY NUMBER (SKU): #28763

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This 1878 edition of XVIIIe Siècle: Lettres, Sciences et Arts en France 1700–1789 is a large-format illustrated book covering a wide range of French achievements in the 18th century. It features 16 color chromolithographs and over 250 in-text engravings. The subjects include painting, music, furniture, porcelain, architecture, and jewelry.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: XVIIIe Siècle: Lettres, Sciences et Arts en France 1700–1789
  • Author(s): Paul Lacroix
  • Publisher: Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie
  • Edition: First printing, 1878
  • Format: Large Octavo, single volume
  • Binding: Red leather and gilt spine, decorative red cloth boards, all edges gilt, gilt endpapers
  • Size: 11.5in X 8.25in (29cm x 21cm)
  • Collation: XIII, [3], 560 pp
  • Illustrations: 16 chromolithograph plates, approx. 250 in-text engravings
  • Contents Include:
    • Painting across royal and academic circles, from Louis XIV to David
    • Artists such as Watteau, Chardin, Greuze, Boucher, Rigaud, and Coypel
    • Sculpture during and after the reign of Louis XIV, including Girardon and the Coustou brothers
    • Architecture in both royal and public spaces, including Versailles, the Panthéon, and the Invalides
    • Engraving styles and key names like Audran and Edelinck
    • Music under Lully, Rameau, Gluck, and Mozart
    • Furniture design styles from Rocaille to early bourgeois interiors
    • Decorative objects made by Cressent and Lazarre Duvaux
    • French porcelain, especially Manufacture de Sèvres and its Asian influence
    • Jewelry, goldsmithing, and small personal items like snuffboxes during the years leading to the Revolution

 

Condition:

Original red publisher’s leather and cloth shows ornate gilt tooling to both spine and boards, with minor wear consistent with age. Gilt edges are bright and intact, protecting the text block. Marbled endpapers. Beautiful illustrations throughout, clean display.

 

Why Collect This?

  • 1878 folio with broad coverage of 18th-century French decorative and fine arts
  • Contains 16 chromolithographs and over 250 detailed illustrations
  • Stunning red leather, gold-gilt display
  • Well suited for collectors of French Enlightenment-era culture, design history, and fine bindings
  • INVENTORY NUMBER (SKU): #28763

Categories

Literature

Philosophy

Arts & Architecture

European History

Religion

Authors

Paul Lacroix

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

French

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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