L'Echo des Bardes - Devilliers fratres 1784-1844; Lordon, Pierre Jérôme 1780-1838; Bertin, Jean-Victor 1767-1842 (Paris Le Fuel, 1815)
Almanac for the year 1815 in a cardboard case containing commented images (24 pgs), lyrics (108 pgs) and their melodies (80 pgs), and a beautifully decorated calendar for 1815
Chansonnier, whose songs are mainly taken from operettas (Boieldieu, Piccini, Lemoine...). Most of the texts are love laments and romances.
Music by Lambert, Nicolo, Gatayes, D'Alvimare, Boieldieu, J.P Maresse, Paz, Händel, Piccini, L. Marquerie, Anson, Lemoine and J. Frey.
illustrations engraved by the twin-brothers De Villiers (Antoine Abraham,1784-1818 and Etienne, 1784-1844) after Robineau, Bertin, Lordon, Ducis and Laby.
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Song; Operetta; Almanac; Fine art; Poetry