French books of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, or “bibliothèque de cabinet” of Regent Anna Leopoldovna
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22112731 |
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| Authors | Natalia Speranskaya (0000-0003-0036-3760, National Library of Russia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pages | 47-85 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ВИВЛIОθИКА E-Journal of Eighteenth-Century Russian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2333-1658 • E-ISSN: 2333-1658 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Main Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21900/j.vivliofika.v7.570 |
| OpenAlex | W3044279975 |
| Language | EN |
In 1745, some six hundred volumes of French books were transferred from the Summer Palace, in St. Petersburg, to the Academy of Sciences, and in 1750 returned to the court. Here, we show that three inventories of these books have been preserved to this day, two of which contain an indication that they had belonged to Anna Leopoldovna (in 1740-41, regent during the reign of her underage son, Emperor Ioann Antonovich), and were later donated by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna to Ivan Ivanovitch Shuvalov. Thus, the books described in these catalogs are not the library of Elizabeth Petrovna, as was previously assumed, but that of Anna Leopoldovna
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Biology · Emperor · Political science · Regent · Reign · Visual arts · Central European and Russian historical studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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