Nineteenth-century commonplace book comprised mainly of copies of letters or texts by literary personalities such as letters from Voltaire and Frederick II of Prussia, and texts from Boufflers and President Hénault
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Isabelle Goxe and Laurent Belaïsche Hôtel des Ventes d’Enghien- Lot 34, ‘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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Nineteenth-century commonplace book comprised mainly of copies of letters or texts by literary personalities such as letters from Voltaire and Frederick II of Prussia, and texts from Boufflers and President Hénault
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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 Frederick II 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 manuscript is bound in calfskin with florets on the covers, three gilt fillets, a weakened smooth spine, and black morocco title lable.
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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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