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69 - [Binding with coat of arms] [Port-Royal] A collection of 29 …
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Estimate €120 - €180
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[Binding with coat of arms] [Port-Royal] A collection of 29 engraved plates relating to the abbey and the nuns of Port-Royal. Date: first half of the 18th century. One in-8 volume, in contemporary brown sheepskin, ribbed spine, coat of arms centred on the covers. Cap bands missing, adhesive at the foot of the spine, plates soiled and worn, with small tears, particularly at the edges; old reinforcements on the spine. 29 intaglio-engraved plates, mainly across two pages, including 14 plates engraved by Magdeleine Horthemels and 2 bird’s-eye-view illustrations of Port-Royal published by Masson in Paris. Bound in a binding bearing the coat of arms of Gabriel-Jérôme de Bullion de Bonnelles, Count of Esclimont (1695–1752), provost of the city, provostship and viscountcy of Paris, and custodian of the royal privileges of the University. O.H.R., 640.
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About the sale Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
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Auction time 11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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