Creator
Charles Malo
Title
Les Capitales de l’Europe: Promenades pittoresques
Coverage
Paris
Publisher
Marcilly
Date
1829
Description
This boxed assemblage comprises eight thin volumes in embossed cartonnage bindings covered in papier porcelaine, with hand-colored engraved illustrations. Each covering is in a pastel color: rose pink Paris, cream white London, pale blue St. Petersburg, tan Vienna, lime green Rome, violet Berlin, white Madrid, and buff Constantinople.
Source
Purchased on the Trust Fund of Lathrop Colgate Harper, 2020.
Format
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