Le calendrier de la cour : tiré des ephémérides, pour l'année bissextile mil sept-cent quatre-vingt-quatre : contenant le lieu du soleil, son lever, son coucher, sa déclinaison: le lever de la lune & son coucher, &c. : avec la naissance des rois, reines, princes & princesses de l'Europe imprimé pour la famille royale et maison de sa Majesté
Chez La Veuve Hérissant French
Author Jacques Collombat French
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Part of a set of four.
Contemporary red morocco, elaborate gild border with gilt balloons on covers.
Printer's device on title page.
This official court calendar, bound with the royal almanac, celebrates the year 1784 and the fame of hot air ballooning. It has the same cover stamp as the Almanach Royal, which depicts two individuals, Jacques-Alexandre-César Charles (1746-1823) and Marie-Noël Robert (1760-1820), collaborators in developing the world’s first hydrogen balloon.
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