Creator
Karl Heinrich, Graf von Hoym
Title
Inventaire et description de tous les biens meubles, livres, tableaux ... et autres effets de la succession dudit deffunt Seigneur Comte de Hoym.
Coverage
[Paris]
Date
[1738]
Description
The Count d’Hoym was one of the most important book and art collectors of the time. Born in Saxony, he spent much of his life in France, where he served as envoy to the Court of Versailles. He committed suicide in a Saxon prison in 1736 while being held on trumped-up charges of treason.
This posthumous manuscript inventory documents the books, art, and furnishings in the Count’s Parisian residence. In addition to listing his books in some detail, the inventory describes the supply of leather skins he kept in stock for his bindings, a practice generally attributed only to bookbinders. The very rare and highly prized maroquin bleu, as listed on this page, was used for the binding of this volume.
This posthumous manuscript inventory documents the books, art, and furnishings in the Count’s Parisian residence. In addition to listing his books in some detail, the inventory describes the supply of leather skins he kept in stock for his bindings, a practice generally attributed only to bookbinders. The very rare and highly prized maroquin bleu, as listed on this page, was used for the binding of this volume.
Source
Purchased in 2012 with Grolier Club Library Harper Funds.