Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach, famed U.S. bookseller, purchased a fine collection of Napoleonic relics, once the property of the Abb Ange Paul Vignali, one of the Corsican priests sent to minister to the ex-Emperor on the isle of St. Helena.
The collection numbers about 40 pieces, half of which consist of documents. The most interesting are: death mask from the matrix moulded by Dr. Antomarchi, Napoleon's doctor ; a letter from Antomarchi to Vignali; the last cup ever used by the ex-French Emperor, a silver goblet inscribed with the Imperial arms; a silver knife, fork and...
To continue reading:
or Log-In
