Curiosities: History and Art from Autographs and Drawings

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FEUILLET DE CONCHES F. Causeries d'un curieux. Variétés d'histoire et d'art tirées d'un cabinet d'autographes et de dessins. Plon, 1862. 4 volumes in-8° (240 × 160 mm). Fine half-morocco binding with corners (signed binding by Allô), gilt edges, minor corner wear, discrete cracks at spine hinges on first 4 cm of one volume, some foxing. LX + 523 + 648 + 568 + 510 pages. Numerous facsimiles of letters and autographs as separate plates. Original edition (Vicaire, III 687). Topics include: Antiquity, Iconography of Christ, Iconography of the Holy Virgin, Egypt, Scribes, Greek Iconography, Middle Ages, China, Europe in modern times, Value of all collections, Taste for autographs. Félix-Sébastien Feuillet de Conches was a French diplomat, journalist, writer and collector who held positions as Introducer of Ambassadors and Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, enabling him to constitute original, famous and specialized collections.