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FRANC-MACON MANUSCRIPT. [THE ROOFER OF SAINT-PIERRE]
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48
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FRANC-MACON MANUSCRIPT. [THE ROOFER OF SAINT-PIERRE]
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANC-MACON MANUSCRIPT. [THE ROOFER OF SAINT-PIERRE]
[Diary and L.A.].
Blois, (1850–1880); 1838 for the LAS.
In-12, (74) folios on ruled laid paper, of which about 40 remain blank; written in two directions. Contemporary tan half-basane binding (slight wear, discolouration).
Contains a letter relating to Freemasonry. Lodge.
A life journal comprising a diary, a collection of verses, reflections, notes, account entries (1874–1875) and various recipes.
Recipes for alchemical concoctions and various medicines.
Lodge reflections or plates.
Provenance: from the library of Pierre Séjourné.
Pierre Séjourné (1930–1993), a Parisian bookseller with a passion for bookbinding, a flautist and an enthusiast of literature and classical music, frequented both the Parisian artistic and literary circles and the world of the Decorative Arts and their schools through his uncle, the architect and Academician Albert Laprade. Also an author and actor, he devoted himself to writing and performing his own plays, which were mainly staged in the Paris region.
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