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Who 's who in France (Paris) in 1745. Lavoisier's copy, displayed at the important Lavoisier exhibition of 1943
[LAVOIRSIER].Almanach Royal, année MDCCXLV. Contenant les naissances des princes & princesses de l'Europe. Les archevêques, cardinaux, & abbez commendataires. Les mar 130chaux de France, les lieutenans généraux ... Les conseils du Roy; les départemens des sécretaires d'état ... Le parlement, la Chambre des comptes ... L'Université, les Académies, les bibliothèques ... Les fermiers généraux, les receveurs ... la Compagnie des Indes, &c.      Paris, widow of Houry, 1745. 8vo. Contemporary red morocco, spine elaborately gilt in compartments and title lettered in gold, covers with gilt ornamented borders, gilt inner dentelles and binding edges, endpapers of gold paper decorated with white flowers , g.e. Woodcut printers device on title, woodcut figures in text, woodcut endpieces. 443 (1) pp. [Calendar tabels interleaved]. Beautifully bound French almanac for the year 1745 from the collection of the French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), the father of modern chemistry, containing i.a. information regarding the births of the princes and princesses of Europe, the (arch)bishops and clergy of France, the French army(lists of the higher ranks), the councellors of the King, financial organisation, parliament, and other officials and magistrates, courts of justice, the University and Academies, libraries, the East India Company, etc., etc. 'In 1943, an extremely important exhibition was held celebrating the bicentennial of Lavoisier's birth. The exhibition, organized by the Académie des Sciences, was held at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris while the nazi army was occupying France. In this extremely difficult circumstance, the untiring efforts of the organizers resulted in a grandiose exhibition where, for the first time, a substantial number of instruments, minerals, books, manuscripts, memorabilia, and other items illustrating the life and scientific work of Lavoisier were exhibited.' (Beretta). This book was also displayed at this important exhibition! A small pasted label on the verso of the first flyleaf reads 'Exposition Lavoisier. Palais de la Découverte'. Fine copy, with engraved bookplate of the French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, engraved by La Gardette.
Beretta, M, Imaging a career in science. The iconography of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, pp. 63-4; Grand-Carteret pp. 26-30.
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