Arms of Galard de Brassac de Béarn, Prince of Béarn - Lot 230

Arms of Galard de Brassac de Béarn, Prince of Béarn LECOEUR (Charles Clément) Le Béarn. History and Archaeological Walks. 70 lithographed plates after the author's drawings. Pau, Ribaut, 1877. 2 large in-8 volumes (one with text, the other with plates): XII, 352pp. illustrated with 70 plates (including 4 bis) (9 on white paper, the others on blue mottled paper). Midnight-blue morocco signed PAGNANT, ornate ribbed spine, quintuple gilt fillet between boxes, boards with the central coat of arms of Béarn, fleur-de-lys framed, filleted edges, wide inner lace, gilt edges. In protective slipcases. A very fine copy. Collation of the plates a little complex, but this interesting, well-documented work, one of the finest works on Béarn, is complete. Charles Clément LE COEUR (1805-1897) was an architect in Paris. From July 1843 to September 1846, he lived with his family in Pau due to his wife's poor health. Back in Paris, his wife died in June 1848, and Charles and his son Pol moved to Pau in December of the same year. The Parisian architect then became curator of the Pau Museum. An interesting anecdote: In the spring of 1848, Pol Le Coeur was a student at the Lycée Henry IV in Paris. Provenance: Copy from the library of Laure-Henri-Gaston de Galard de Brassac de Béarn, Prince of Béarn and Viana.