Special Collections, Strozier Library, The Florida State University
presents:
an Exhibit in Honor of the Bicentennial Anniversary of Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign
Case #1:
* Medallions. Struck from the originals, these medallions
represent a pictorial and symbolic history of the Napoleonic era. They
show his life and death, members of his family, and significant events.
The complete set of medallions are a gift to The Florida State University
Libraries by the French government.
(1) Wilson-Smith, Timothy. Napoleon and His Artists
London: Constable, 1996. Call no. N6846.5N4.W468.1996 Shelved in Subbasement.
Napoleon's appreciation of the arts is well-known and widely documented.
This book was recently added to the library's collection.
(2) Scott, Walter, Sir. Life of Napoleon 9v.
uncataloged, from the Scottish Collection in Special Collections. Scott
was so impressed with Napoleon that he visited Waterloo and met with Wellington,
after which he returned to Scotland and wrote this 9-volume work. Scott
was a prolific author who was sometimes careless with his facts. A rebuttal
to this work is also displayed.
(3) Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1778-1846. Reponse a Sir Walter
Scott, sur son histoire de Napoleon. Stuttgart, C. Hoffman, 1828. Call
No:SpC DC203.S4233.L68. Rebuttal to Scott's Life of Napoleon.
(4) Dallas, Gregor. 1815 The Roads to Waterloo. London : Richard
Cohen Books, 1996. Call No: D308.D35.1996. Recently
acquired for the collection.
(5) Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Correspondance de
Napoleon Ier; publiee par ordre de l'empereur Napoleon III. Paris:
Imprimerie Imperiale, 1858-69. Call No.: SpC Napoleon 944.05 N216 A7
v. 26 Joachim, the King of Naples, was married to Caroline
Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest sister. Their son, Achille Murat, became a
local plantation owner and Tallahassee resident. Achille's home, once
located on Prince Street, is now on the grounds of the Tallahassee Museum
of History and Natural Science. Achille and his wife Catherine are
buried in a nearby Tallahassee cemetary.
Cases #2 and #3:
(6) Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. La strategie et
l'amour: correspondance avec Josephine, Marie-Louise et Marie Walewska
: accompagnee de lettres et documents historiques classes selon la chronologie
/ Napoleon ; choix et presentation de Claude Roy. Paris : Le Club francais
du livre, 1962. Call No: SpC DC 213 R692 1962.
(7) Rudemare, Jacques Henri, 1758-1841. Narre de la procedure a l'occasion
de la demande en nullite du mariage de Napoleon Bonaparte et de Josephine
Tascher de la Pagerie : ils recurent dans la chambre de l'Imperatrice aux
Tuileries la benediction nuptiale des mains du cardinal Fesch, grand-aumonier,
le samedi 1er decembre 1804. Les moyens de nullite qu'on mit en avant,
furent: le defaut de presence du propre pretre, le defaut de presence des
temoins, le defaut de consentement de la part de l'Empereur. Havre
: Impr. de Cercelet, <1826?>. Call No.: SpC DC 204 R82 Author's
autographed presentation copy.
(8) Doris, Charles, de Bourges. Amours secrettes de Napoleon Buonaparte
/ par l'Auteur duPrecis historique, des Memoires secrets et de la Defense
dupeuple francais. A Paris : Chez G. Mathiot, 1815-16. 4v. Call
No: DC204 .D6 1815. "Precis des amours secrettes de madame Caroline
Murat, nee Buonaparte" : v. 4, p. <261>-282. Caroline Bonaparte,
consort of Joachim Murat, King of Naples, 1782-1839. Caroline was
Napoleon's youngest sister and the mother of Achille Murat, a local
Tallahassee resident..
(9) Description de l'Egypte, ou, Recueil de observations et des recherches
qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l'expedition de l'armee francaise,
publie par les ordres de Sa Majeste l'empereur Napoleon le Grand. Paris,
Imprimerie imperiale, 1809-28. 21 v. Call No: SpC Napoleon 916.2
F815d
(10) Lenz, Max, 1850-1932. Napoleon : mit 106 Abbildungen, darunter
3 farbige Einschalt-bilder, sowie mit 2 Karten / 3. verb. Aufl. Bielefeld
: Velhagen & Klasing, 1913. Call No.: SpC Napoleon 944.05 N216 Len
1913. Open to a picture of Josephine.
(11) Wirtz-Daviau, Bernadette. Les Beauharnais des Roches-Baritaud.
Fontenay-le-Comte : Lussaud, 1937. This is no. 15 of a limited edition
of 20 copies. Open to the Genealogy of the Beauharnais family. Call
No: SpC Napoleon DC 216.1 W59
(12) Beauterne, Robert Francois Antoine de, b. 1748. L'enfance de
Napoleon : depuis sa naissance jusqu'a sa sortie de l'ecole militaire..
Paris : Olivier-Fulgence, 1846. Call No: SpC Napoleon DC205 .B43 1846
(13) From the journals of General Pelet--transcribed excerpt of a letter from Napoleon to Marie-Louise intercepted by the Russians, and later retaken by the French.
(14) Description de l'Egypte, ou, Recueil de observations et des
recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l'expedition de l'armee
francaise, publie par les ordres de Sa Majeste l'empereur Napoleon le Grand.
Paris, Imprimerie imperiale, 1809-28. 21 v. Call No: SpC Napoleon 916.2
F815d
(15) Dayot, Armand Pierre Marie, 1856-1934. Napoleon; raconte par
l'image d'apres les sculpteurs, les graveurs, et les peintres. Paris,
Hachette, 1895. Open to the sculpture of Napoleon by Canova, now at
the foot of the stairs in the Duke of Wellington's Park Place home . Call
No: SpC Napoleon DC 203.8 D32.
(16) Welschinger, Henri, 1846-1919. Canova et Napoleon, 1802-1810 / Henri Welschinger. Paris : Plon-Nourret, 1913. "Extrait de la Revue d'histoire diplomatique." Includes french version of Canova's journal regarding the creation of the sculpture. Call No: DC203.9 .W43 shelved in Subbaasement.
(17) Bukhari, Emir. Napoleon's Dragoons and Lancers / text by
Emir Bukhari ; colour plates by Angus McBride. London : Osprey Publishing,
1976. Call No: SpC Napoleon UA704.D7 B84
(18) Bukhari, Emir. Napoleon's Hussars / text by Emir Bukhari
; colour plates by Angus McBride. London : Osprey Publishing, 1978. Call
No: SpC Napoleon UA704.H8 B84.
(19) Map from the Siege of Toulon, from the journals of General
Pelet.
(20) Map from the Siege of Toulon, from the journals of General
Pelet.
(21) Fabre, Aristide. L'empereur, l'imperatrice, la Garde imperiale
: serie de decoupages. Paris : Hachette, (1901?). Call No:
SpC Napoleon DC203.9 F32. This children's book includes historical
information about Napoleon, the Empress Josephine, Joachim Murat and other
important figures. Each historical figure in the book has Accompanying
clothing and accessories.
(22) Metz, Jean de. Aux pays de Napoleon, l'Italie 1796-97-1800,
d'Albenga a Leoben--passage des Alpes--Marengo. Grenoble, J. Rey, 1911.
Call No: SpC Napoleon DC223 .M5
(23) Water Color of Saint Helene.
(23) Marmottan, Paul, 1856-1932. Voyage de Napoleon et d'Elisa a
Venise (1807) : Le palais de Stra. Paris : J. Leroy, 1904. Call
No: SpC Napoleon DC216.83 .M38
24) Marmottan, Paul, 1856-1932. Les arts en Toscane sous Napoleon
: la princesse Elisa. Paris : H. Champion, 1901. Call No: SpC Napoleon
C216.83 .M367
Case #4:
(25) Stendhal, 1783-1842. Vie de Napoleon. Illustrations originales
de Jean Gradassi Boulouris <France> : Editions du Baniyan, 1965.
Call No: SpC Napoleon (Reference) DC 203 S74 1965 Oversize. Bound in
red leather with gold trim and with an embossed color portrait of Napoleon
on cover. In red leather box."Le tirage de cette edition a ete limite
a mille quatre vingts exemplaires..." Exemplaire no. 503. Gift of
Dr. Ben Weider.
(26) Martin, Leon. Le livre d'or de la maison Bonaparte / par
Leon Martin. Paris : A. Duquesne, 1869. Call No: SpC Napoleon DC216
.M39 Biograhical work on the family of Napoleon.
(27) Etrennes instructives de Rennes et du Departement, pour l'an
Rennes <France> : J. Frout"Revues, corrigees, et augmentees
d'une notice du nouveaucode d'instruction criminelle." cf. 1810.Vol.
for 1810 has note: VIe <i.e. 6th> annee de l'EmpireFrancais. Call
No: SpC DC 195 I29 E77 1810
(28) Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801. Le Lavater portatif, ou,
precis de l'art de connoitre les hommes par les traits du visage : avec
trente-trois planches coloriees. 3e ed. Paris : Chez Madame Veuve Hocquart,
1809. Bound with: Le Lavater des dames. Paris, Hocquart, 1809. Call
No: SpC BF842 .L38 1809 These books were written to describe an
individual's character based on facial features.
(29) The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Late Emperor of the
French, selected from the most authentic sources. With an introductory
essay by Dr. Channing. Halifax, W. Milner, 1840. Call No: SpC DC 203
L7
(30) France. Conseil d'Etat. Manuel imperial, ou Repertoire historique.
Contenant les Senatus-Consultes et decrets imperiaux relatifs a ladignite
imperiale; un precis des epoques celebres de Revolution; memorial alphabetique
des autorites constituees, des administrations, monumens et etablissemens
publics et particuliers qui doivent attirer l'attention desetrangers et
piquer leur curiosite, avec les adresses tres-exactes des personnes et
des choses. Paris, Rondonneau, 1804. Call No: SpC DC 197.5 F7 M3
(31) Musee francais. Le Musee francais, recueil complet des tableaux, statues et bas-reliefs, qui composent la collection nationale; avecl'explication des sujets, et des discours historiques surla peinture, la sculpture et la gravure, par S.-C. Croze-Magnan / Publie par Robillard-Peronville et Laurent. Paris, Imprimerie de L.-E. Herhan, 1803-09. Call No: SpC N2031M87 1803 T.1 gift of Dr. Ben Weider.
Case #5: Selected Publications by Dr. Ben Weider,
President of the International Napoleonic Society, with
related Photographs
(32) Translation of (34) below into Lithuanian.
(33) Weider, Ben, 1923- Assassination at St. Helena revisited
/ Ben Weider, Sten Forshufvud ; with forewords by David G. Chandler and
C. Hamilton-Williams. New York : Wiley, c1995. Call No: DC212 .W44.
Shelved in Subbasement.
(34) Translation of (34) into Czech.
(35) Translation of (34) into Russian..
(36) Translation of (34) into Romanian..
(37) Forshufvud, Sten, 1903- . Assassination at St. Helena : the
poisoning of Napoleon Bonaparte / Sten Forshufvud and Ben Weider ;
with foreword by David G. Chandler ; edited by H. T. Mitchell. Vancouver
: Mitchell Press, c1978. Call No: DC212 .F595 Shelved in Subbasement.
(38) Translation of (34) into Spanish.
(39) Weider, Ben, 1923- . The murder of Napoleon / by Ben Weider
and David Hapgood. New York: Congdon & Lattes : Distributed by St.
Martin's Press, <1982> Call No: DC212 .W44 Shelved in Subbasement.
(40) Translation of (34) into Swedish..
Photographs. Brief descriptions of the photographs (by letter)
are:
A) Dr. Ben Weider in his office in Montreal, Canada.
B) Dr. Ben Weider, Governor Lawton Chiles, Dr. Donald Horward, Director of the Institute and FSU President Sandy D'Alembert.
C) Legion of Merit.
D) Dr. Ben Weider and Institute members at the bridge Napoleon crossed in Lodi, Italy.
E) Members of the Institute in 1995.
F) Dr. Ben Weider and Dr. Donald Horward with the Bayonet of the Guard.
G) Dr. Ben Weider at the institute Seminar in 1995.
H) Dr. Ben Weider with FSU President D'Alembert and FSU Provost Larry Abele.
J) Dr. Ben Weider, Dr. Donald Horward, and Dr. Lyon.
K) Dr. Ben Weider and Dr. Donald Horward holding the helmet Napoleon
wore in the Russian Campaign.