MANUAL OF PROTOCOL FOR EGYPT: Protocole

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MANUAL OF PROTOCOL FOR EGYPT: Protocole

950.00€

ROYAUME D’EGYPTE. CABINET DU GRAND CHAMBELLAN.

Cairo: Imprimerie nationale 1947.

Large 8°, [4 pp.] title and introduction, 192 pp. text in French, 45 unnumbered colour illustrations, with many mounted images and one folding plate, original red cloth binding with gold lettering on the cover and spine (annotations in Arabic in blue ink on p. 7, minor corrections in pencil to the first 28 pages, binding slightly battered on the corners, otherwise in a good condition) (#70196).

A handsome official manual of protocol, printed for the Kingdom of Egypt in Cairo in 1947.

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The elaborate manual of protocol in French language for the Kingdom of Egypt was made during the reign of Farouk I (1920 – 1965), who was known for his lavish lifestyle, before he was overthrown in 1952.

The book contains transcriptions of imperial orders on the banquets, various rules for international meetings, ceremonies and other events related to the royal family and ministers. The book is accompanied with lavish illustrations with text, depicting and describing official decorations and medals, military orders and flags.

Worldcat lists six examples, held by The American University in Cairo, Harvard Law School Library, Yale University Library, Library of Congress, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Canadian Museum of History and Canadian War Museum – Musée canadien de l’histoire et Musée canadien de la guerre

References: OCLC 1232309697, 2482348.

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