QUEUX DE ST HILAIRE (Auguste-Henry-Edouard, Marquis de) French neo-Hellenist. He was also a medievalist, and an avid music lover. Book from the library of the Marquis
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CMV33668
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Isabelle Goxe and Laurent Belaïsche Hôtel des Ventes d’Enghien- Lot 34
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QUEUX DE ST HILAIRE (Auguste-Henry-Edouard, Marquis de) French neo-Hellenist. He was also a medievalist, and an avid music lover. Book from the library of the Marquis
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A commonplace book composed mainly of copies of letters or texts by literary personalities.
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A commonplace book comprised mainly of copies of letters or texts by literary personalities such as letters from Voltaire and the King of Prussia, and texts from Boufflers and President Hénault. A table of contents suggests that the commonplace book features:
-Deux cahiers du P. Henault
-La Reine de Golionde
-Quelques lettres de Voltaire
-Reponse à une critique d’Heloise
-Pensées et extraits
A number of entries have been written by Lespinasse. of Prussia, and texts from Boufflers and President Hénault. A table of contents suggests that the commonplace book features:
-Deux cahiers du P. Henault
-La Reine de Golionde
-Quelques lettres de Voltaire
-Reponse à une critique d’Heloise
-Pensées et extraits
A number of entries have been written by Lespinasse.
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168 pp.
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The MS features a monocrom engraved sticker bookplate of Auguste-Henry-Edouard, Marquid de Queux de St Hilaire: a shield with three boar’s heads, in a cartouche, resting on a lintel and stamped with a marquis’ crown, with the supports of a leopard, lion, and unicorn. Large amounts of the text are contained within red borders. A small cutting from an auction catalogue have been affixed to the manuscript, offering further details about the contents and provenance of a given text/letter.
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A pencil note has been added on p.2 stating that the manuscript had come from the library of Léo Claretie, who probably acquired the manuscript at auction on 5 January 1891.
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Owned by Léo Claretie. Also owned by Auguste-Henry-Edouard, Marquid de Queux de St Hilaire.
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Sold at auction by Isabelle Goxe and Laurent Belaïsche Hôtel des Ventes ‘Enghien, 2 rue du Doctor Leray, 95880 Enghien-les-Bains on 12 May 2022 (Lot 34).
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