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404 - Descudier. - A treatise on the ceremonial of the Estates Gen…
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Descudier. - A treatise on the ceremonial of the Estates General of the province of Languedoc. Followed by: The Ceremonial of the Estates General of the Province of Languedoc. No place, no date (second half of the 17th century, after 1663) 1 manuscript folio volume, bound in red morocco leather, with a triple Duseuil-style fillet flanked by fleurs-de-lis surrounding the coat of arms of Languedoc, framed by palm leaves and surmounted by a count’s crown; decorated spine, roulette on the edges, speckled edges - Corners very slightly sunken, traces of fabric repairs that have disappeared, very slight scuffs on the covers - [7], 176, [4], 38 ff. - This manuscript, which appears to have remained unpublished, is known from several more or less complete copies, held notably in Toulouse, Avignon, Béziers and Montpellier. It was written by a member of the Estates of Languedoc, who was also the author of a *Recueil des affaires traitées dans les estats généraux de la province de Languedoc depuis l’année 1501 jusques au dernier jour du mois de décembre de l’année 1664* (*Collection of matters dealt with in the Estates General of the province of Languedoc from the year 1501 until the last day of December in the year 1664*), held at the Hérault Departmental Archives (Ms 18)
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