French commonplace books, 1772-1775
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CMV33053
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Archives 4600 Bd. Ms. 424-425
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French commonplace books, 1772-1775
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Manuscript commonplace books attributed to Courtois (no first name given).
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One volume (1772-1773) is titled ‘Recueil de pensees ingenieuses, tirees des auteurs du temps’; the other (1775) is titled ‘Pensees tirees de differents auteurs’. Both contain mainly aphorisms and excerpts of poems, including extensive quotes from Voltaire and the playwright Louis Boissy. Vol. 1 has a table of contents at the end listing authors quoted.
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2 vol.
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The bookplate of Andrew Dickson White has been added to the volumes.
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Owned by Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918).
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