Title
Series of 25 bound treaties from Bonaparte's book collection in La Malmaison
Caption
Series of 25 similar treaties linked to Bonaparte's instigation, First Consul for his bibliothèque de travail à la Malmaison
From 1795 to 1802
Binding by Bizouard
Brown calfskin cover, with titles running lengthways in gold lettering on red morroco leather, gold initials "BP" feature on the cover, covers protected with lining paper, blue edging on pages
Book size: folded into 8 leaves (192 x 125 mm)
Alberto Ricci Photo
Info+
Extracts of peace treaties from the "Bulletins des lois" of the French Republic from 1795 to 1802 in their original state.
Bizouard is known to have been the official bookbinder for the imperial libraries.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre-Jean Chalençon
Reference
CHC10A00_067
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,7Mb (2,0Mb) / 10,1in x 11,8in / 3026 x 3543 (300dpi)