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86 - [MANUSCRIPT]. A most beautiful and most curious, historical …
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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[MANUSCRIPT]. A most beautiful and most curious, historical and genealogical treatise on the ranks and precedence in France. 17th-century manuscript. Folio, [8] leaves (including 3 blank leaves), 176 leaves, grained calfskin, decorated spine, roulette pattern on the edges, marbled edges (contemporary binding). An important handwritten treatise on the question of the rank and precedence of princes of the royal blood, ‘distinctly and preferentially to all other princes, cardinals, dukes and peers, both ecclesiastical and lay, and high officers of the Crown of France, for some 350 years or thereabouts. And long before the declaration of King Henry III in the year 1576. Contrary to the opinion of those who claim that, prior to the said declaration, princes of the royal blood, particularly the younger ones who were not peers, had no rank... ’ From the library of the Château de Cormes, with ex-libris stamp. Missing caps, lower corners worn, leather cover worn on the back cover and on the title label.
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About the sale Fine antique books – A library in the Languedoc
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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