Histoire des inaugurations – Salivet – 1776 | 14 Engraved Plates

History of Inaugurations of Kings is a rare, 18th-century account of inauguration ceremonies of royalty from around the world. Written by Louis Georges Salivet and Charles Joseph de Bevy, this work describes royal events from beginning in the Middle Ages through the mid-1700s including Constantinople, Peru and the Kingdom of Cusco, and France. Notable ceremonies include the inauguration of Charles VI, and many other French kings, including, perhaps most importantly, Louis XIV. Note that this 1776 edition includes impressive, full-page engravings depicting views of costume and clothing from inaugurations.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Histoire des inaugurations des rois, empereurs et autres souverains de l’univers
• Author(s): Louis-Georges Isaac Salivet; Charles Joseph de Bevy
• Publisher: Paris, Moutard
• Edition: 1776
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather, gilt spine
• Size:  7.75 in x 5 in (19.5 cm x 13 cm)
• Collation: xvi, 559, [5] pp.
• Illustrations: 14 engraved plates
• Contents Include:
  • Accounts of medieval ceremonies
  • French royal inaugurations
  • Inauguration of Charles VI
  • Ceremonies of Louis XIV
  • Rituals from Peru and Cusco
  • Inaugurations in Constantinople

Condition:

Full leather binding with gilt spine, firm and secure. The text block is complete and legible, with light age toning. Plates remain clear and well defined. Overall Very Good for a book of its period.

Why Collect This?

• Rare Paris imprint from 1776, same year as American independence
• Illustrated with fourteen engraved costume plates

Item Number: #29217