VIETNAM - Période MINH MANG (1820 - 1841) - Lot 206

VIETNAM - Période MINH MANG (1820 - 1841) Set of seven volumes of Vietnamese books, including five collections of poems (聖製詩: thánh chế thi) and two collections of articles (聖製文初集: thánh chế văn sơ) written by Emperor Minh Mang (1791-1841). The covers are in yellow silk damask with flowers, on the first and last pages of each collection, two or three emperor's seals are affixed: 明命宸翰 (Minh Mạng thân hàn: Written by Emperor Minh Mang)留賢之寶 (lưu hiền chi bảo: Retain all competent people)明命崇文之寶 (Minh Mạng sùng văn chi bảo: Emperor Minh Mang admires culture)惟精惟一(duy tinh duy nhất: Governing the country with unwavering devotion)晴萱堂(tình huyên đàng: Hall Qingxuan)翰墨之寶 (hàn mặc chi bảo: Written by the emperor). The five collections of poems belong to the second (聖製詩二集: thánh chế thi nhị tập) and fourth series (聖製詩四集: thánh chế thi tứ tập), each containing ten volumes. Dim. 27.5 x16.5 cm