Gex. Copy of a draft edict concerning the salt laws of Gex
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CMV33025
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MS 39 (F)
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Gex. Copy of a draft edict concerning the salt laws of Gex
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Copy of a draft edict concerning the salt laws of Gex
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2 ff.
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199 x 155 mm
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The paper is watermarked with a crest and indistinguishable text.
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There are a series of small holes along the bifolium fold line suggesting that the MS had been part of a bound collection at one stage. There is also a small hole in the bottom right-hand corner of f.1r.
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Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt. (1792-1872).
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Bought at auction by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976) at Sotheby’s, London on 29th June 1976.
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