Description et représentation exacte de la maison de glace, construite a St. Petersbourg au mois de janvier 1740 et de tous les meubles qui s'y trouvoient : avec quelques remarques sur le froid en général, et particuliérement sur celui qu'on a senti cette même année dans toute l'Europe / composée et publiée ... par George Wolffgang Krafft ... ; traduit de l'allemand, par Pierre Louis Le Roy ...

Main entry:

Krafft, Georg Wolfgang, 1701-1754.

Title & Author:

Publication:

A St. Petersbourg : De l'imprimerie de l'Academie des sciences, 1741.

Description:

32 pages, VI leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 26 cm (4to)

Notes:
Signatures: A-D⁴.
Signature B(o) is found in two settings: in setting A, line 6 on p. 9 ends "tou-"; in setting B, line 6 ends "suivant". Two engravings of the plates are known, with numerals 7 or 5 mm high.
Bitovt, I︠U︡. Ri︠e︡dkīi︠a︡ russkīi︠a︡ knigi i letuchīi︠a︡ izd. XVIII vi︠e︡ka, 887

Subject:

Ice palaces Early works to 1800.
Palais de glace Ouvrages avant 1800.
Ice palaces

Form/genre:

Etchings (prints)
Early works

Added entries:

Le Roy, Pierre Louis, 1699-1774.
Hollis, Thomas, 1720-1774, former owner.
Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Russia Sankt Peterburg.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage 89433
Call No.: NA6890.K8 (ID:85-B12931)
Status: Available

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