Creator
Claude Perrault
Title
The Natural History of Animals (French)
Coverage
Paris
Publisher
Imprimerie Royale, Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy
Date
1676
Description
This Dentelle du Louvre binding is characterized by the armorials of Louis XIV with the collars of the Orders of St. Michael and the Holy Spirit, and especially by the interlaced oakleaf borders surrounding the armorials and forming the outer panels. The very large scale is an important component of this royal series, the “Cabinet du Roi,” inspired by the chief minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
Source
Acquired under unrecorded circumstances.
Format
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