DUMERSAN, Théophile Marion - Lot 131

DUMERSAN, Théophile Marion Notice des monumens exposés dans le Cabinet des Médailles et Antiques de la Bibliothèque du Roi Paris, Journé, 1822 COPY IN MOROCCO WITH THE ARMS OF LOUIS XVIII. NOUVELLE MÉTHODE POUR ORGANISER LA CLASSIFICATION D'UNE COLLECTION: DUMERSAN ET LE CABINET DES MÉDAILLES SOUS LA RESTAURATION In-8 (190 x 120 mm). COLLATION and ILLUSTRATION: 88 pp. 42 hors-texte lithographs, 12 by G. Engelmann, 4 drawn and engraved by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, two after F. Ertinger and R. Delaunay and 4 engraved by Desmaisons, 19 of which are folding. CONTEMPORARY BINDING. Long-grained red morocco, gilt decoration, coat of arms in the center of the boards, framed lace, long ornate spine. PROVENANCE: Louis XVIII (1788-1824; arms: O.H.R. pl. 2497, iron no. 6 with variants); armorial bookplate with the initials M.L. with the motto: "Perfer et obdura". Théophile Marion Dumersan (1780-1849), appointed assistant curator at the Royal Library's Cabinet des médailles et antiques in 1842, provided an abundant description of the Cabinet in a systematic and visual order, by bays and rooms. He had developed a new system for classifying medals geographically and chronologically.