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PRUSSIAN BLUE A HISTORY OF THE ORDER POUR LE MERITE
Book Type: C, O By Stephen Previtera. The Order Pour le Mérite. Mystical siren of glass and gold; slave to the whim of Hohenzollern king and emperor. A history more blood-red than blue enamel. This is its story, narrated in vivid color and exquisite detail. Crack the spine and enter a realm of knights and flyers, their common thread a thirst for Prussian Blue. Prussian Blue rewrites the reference-history book. Nowhere will you find such a comprehensive visual history of the Order Pour le Mérite. State-of-the-art photography captures the original awards of kings and kaisers, tsars and generals, princes and statesmen, in all their glory. A vast exhibit of awards with known PLM recipients, their medal bars, and never-before published portraits complement a historical essay of over 60,000 words. The highest and rarest Pour le Mérites known to exist are examined in depth for the very first time.mSuper-crisp details dissect the PLM like never before. Makers’ marks, font style and eagles are explored. All examples are shown in multiple angles. Oakleaves, crowns, stick pins, lapel pins, and other related devices are covered. And it is all brought to you in a library-quality, Smyth-sewn hardback binding for years of hard use and long life. Over 1,000 original large-format color photographs created especially for this master reference. 400 pp. 
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