Magazines (magazines) of 1716. This Jurnal was written by Peter the Great's own hand.

Magazines (magazines) of 1716. This Jurnal was written by Peter the Great's own hand.
SPb.: 110 p. 17.5 x 27 cm. Notes in pencil. Cardboard Amateur binding, the cover is not preserved.

Chamber-fourrier journal (1695-1818 g) — collection of short recordings, which were conducted daily at the Russian Royal and Imperial courts court — chambers - pourgerami (from 1726). The beginning of the log was laid by Peter the great in 1695, which began to keep a diary under the title "was issued' the journal or daily notes" that reflected the course of military operations in the Azov campaign.

                Under the camera - Fourier magazines today also understand Hiking and travel, ceremonial, Banquet magazines. The publication often changed its name, and the circle of its authors also did not differ in constancy. The information given in the journal reveals the plans and unrealized projects of monarchs, reveals the motives for the appointment of certain persons to important state posts, allows you to learn some secrets of diplomacy. The publications are a reconstruction of the daily life of persons of the Imperial family and persons close to the court. The magazine was published until the February revolution, the press published most of the volume — from may 6, 1695 to the end of 1818. The circulation of the edition was 102 copies, then increased to 200.Assembly chamber-fourrier magazines today include Hiking and travel, ceremonial, Banquet journals of the Russian sovereigns. In addition to the magazines themselves came out "Additions...», «Applications...", descriptions of the coronations of Empress Anna Ioanovna, Elizabeth, Catherine II, "alphabetical index to the chambers-Furier, marching, Banquet and ceremonial journals of 1695-1774", weather signs for 1775-1818. At different times the congregation is preparing to release A. F. Bychkov, B. M. Fedorov, edited by G. V. Esipov, A. V. Polovtsev, K. Y. Grot.

  The collection consists of approximately 170 volumes and three albums of large-format engravings. Of the specimens was out of Russia, a part of the edition destroyed the revolution and war. Presumably there are not more than five full sets of chamber-fourrier journal. The state Hermitage Museum has a copy from the Royal library, the Public library received a mandatory copy, the library of The Academy of Sciences has books belonging to Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich and Princess Elena Georgievna of Saxe-Altenburg.

   For 1727-1729, 1731-1733, 1735, 1740, 1741 and 1747 the originals were not preserved. Before the beginning of the XXI century, the contents of the Chamber-Fourier journal were not analyzed, originals, written copies and printed texts were not compared, there is not even a description of the manuscripts stored in the archives, and the corpus of printed texts, there are almost no publications and information about it in encyclopedias. Large-scale work on the publication of all existing "daily notes" began in 1853 under the supervision of count D. N. Bludova. The magazine was published until the February revolution, most of its volume was published — from may 6, 1695 to the end of 1818. Outside the publication remained records made from 1819 to 1917; they exist only in manuscript form. This journal was published no earlier than 1855.