Saxony, Kingdom. Die Orden des Königreichs Sachsen (Orders of the Kingdom of Saxony)

Hardcover, with a colour image of the Military Order of St. Henry on the front cover, the text in white and light green on the front cover and spine, entitled "Die Orden des Königreichs Sachsen" (Orders of the Kingdom of Saxony), by Dieter Weber, Paul Arnold and Peter Keil, First Edition, copyrighted in 1997, phileristic monographs published by the Institute for Scientific Order Studies (Volume 2 in a series, that includes Volume 1 - Order and Honour Decorations of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont by Gert Efler, and Volume 3 - Orders and Honour Decorations of the Anhalt States by Gerd Scharfebberg), published by Graf Kleman Verlags GmbH of Offenbach am Main, printed by Steinmeier of Nördlingen, ISBN 3-921566-21. This well-researched book features the various awards of the Kingdom of Saxony through the use of detailed text, all of which is in German, along with multiple colour or black and white photographs. Also included are photographs of the various award cases and their respective documents. Some of the photographs are close-ups of selected areas on the awards and associated items. The book features a portrait of King Frederick Augustus III on page 2, with other royal portraits incorporated thereafter. It begins with a Table of Contents (Inhaltsverzeichnis), followed by a Foreword (Geleitwort) and a Foreword and Thanks (Vorwort und Dank). The book contains seventeen chapters: 1. Introduction to the History of Saxon Orders (Einführung in die sächsische Ordensgeschichte); 2. The Saxon Electors and Kings 1694-1918 (Die sächsischen Kurfürsten und Könige 1694-1918); 3. The Grand Masters of the Saxon Orders (Die Großmeister der sächsischen Orden); 4. The Military Order of St. Henry in the Electoral Era (Der Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden in der kurfürstlichen Zeit); 5. The Order Foundations from 1807 (Die Ordensstifungen von 1807); 6. The Hanseatic Order of the Diamond Crown (Der Hansorden der Rautenkrone); 7. The Royal Saxon Military Order of St. Henry (Der königlich sächsische Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden); 8. The Order of Merit (Der Verdienstorden); 9. The Albert Order (Der Albrechtsorden); 10. The Orders for Women (Die Damenorden); 11. The Award Decrees (Die Verleihungsdekrete); 12. Material, Production Variants and Costs (Material, Anfertigungsvarianten und Kosten); 13. The Medal Makers {Manufacturers} (Die Ordenshersteller); 14. How to Wear the Order Decorations (Die Trageweise der Ordensdekorationen); 15. The Development of the Classification According to the Statutes (Die Entwicklung der Klasseneinteilung nach den Statuten); 16. The Number of Awards of Saxon Medals up to 1918 (Die Verleihungszahlen der sächsischen Orden bis 1918); 17. The Awards of the Military Order of St. Henry after 1918 (Die Verleihungen des Militär-St. Heinrichs-Ordens nach Jahren). In concludes with Remarks (Anmerkungen), a Bibliography (Quellen- und Literaturverzeichnis) and a Register of Persons/Recipients (Personenregister). The book contains 312 pages of detailed text in German, along with multiple photographs, printed in four-colour inks, on a matte-finished white paper stock, measuring 170 mm (w) x 245 mm (h) x 21 mm (d). It exhibits a small tear at the junction of the spine and front cover at the top and has been tape repaired, along with pinching on the lower corners and light wear on both the front and back covers, in addition to page trimming issues on pages 33 to 48 from folding in the manufacturing process which has cut off a few page numbers, however, the remaining pages within remain pristine. Very Fine.