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558 - ROYAL ACADEMY OF MEDALS AND INSCRIPTIONS
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ROYAL ACADEMY OF MEDALS AND INSCRIPTIONS Medals depicting the major events of the reign of Louis the Great, with historical explanations. Charpentier, Tallemant, J. Racine, Nic. Boileau, J. de Tourreil, E. Renaudot, A. Dacier, Et. Pavillon, J.P. Bignon. In Paris, from the Royal Printing Office. M.DCCII (1702). One leather-bound volume. Binding damaged. Interior in very good condition. This work consists of 282 engravings of medals by Sébastien Le Clerc and a superb frontispiece engraved by Simonneau after Coypel, as well as a vignette on the title page featuring the royal coat of arms, engraved by Erlinger after Le Clerc. This edition is the only one that provides precise measurements of the actual dimensions of the medals as they were struck at the time.
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