Jules Renault’s 1934 Legion of Honour Study

Description

JULES RENAULT. *La Légion d'honneur* by Les éditions d'art, Paris, 1934. Large folio (26 x 43 cm). Features the industrialist Louis Sentenac’s society, museum, and French knightly orders. 354 pages. Full morocco binding with raised bands (missing central metal composition on front cover), gilt edges. Four thematic sections: creation and history of the Legion of Honour, its current organization, duties and privileges, and the Sovereign Order of Malta alongside ancient French knightly orders. 73 plates including historical documents, color facsimiles of diplomas, decorations, portraits, and paintings. Special vélin paper edition printed for Louis Sentenac, with a reproduction of his Legion of Honour diploma and a large-format photograph of the recipient.