(LOUIS XVI)
[SERVICE DE LA MAISON DU ROI] Précis de toutes les dépenses de l'argenterie, menus-plaisirs et affaires de la Chambre du Roi, qui ont eu lieu depuis 1761 jusques et y compris 1787, ce qui forme un espace de vingt-six années ; lesquelles ont réuni de suite, ainsi qu'on le verra ci-après, dans une époque aussi courte, tous les événemens dont cette administration pouvoit être susceptible
[ROYAL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE] Summary of all expenditures for the silverware, entertainments, and affairs of the King’s Chamber, incurred from 1761 up to and including 1787, covering a span of twenty-six years; during which period, as will be seen below, were successively gathered all the events to which this administration could be subject]
Sans nom d'éditeur|No Location s. d. [1878]|20 x 26 cm|Relié
First edition.
Only one copy listed in the CCF (BnF).
Bradel binding in full marbled paper boards, smooth spine, green shagreen title label with a small loss, modern binding.
Very rare report of the administration of the "Argenterie, Menus-Plaisirs et affaires de la chambre", which under the Ancien Régime formed part of the King's Household, in charge of the "King’s pleasures"—that is, the organization of court ceremonies and entertainments.
Compiled from 393 records (and 21,000 invoices).
By drastically reducing the expenses of his household, Louis XVI retained only a single “Maître des Menus-Plaisirs”, endowed with a budget infinitely smaller than that of his predecessors.
€1,500