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22 - BARANTE, Baron de. History of the Dukes of Burgundy of the H…
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BARANTE, Baron de. History of the Dukes of Burgundy of the House of Valois, 1364–1477. Paris, Ladvocat, 1825. In-8 (21 x 13 cm), brown half-basane with corner pieces, decorated spine, embossed fleurons and gilt scrolls. Contemporary binding. 13 uncollated volumes, numerous separate engravings (portraits and maps). Slight rubbing to the caps, scattered foxing. A fine, beautifully bound copy of the classic ‘History of the Dukes of Burgundy’ from the House of Valois by the historian and politician Amable-Guillaume-Prosper Brugière, Baron de Barante (1782–1866). This work, which was a great success and went through numerous editions, earned him election in 1828 as a member of the Académie française, occupying seat 33. Third edition in 12 volumes, to which is appended, in matching bindings, a thirteenth volume containing an index and an atlas. A remarkable work for its narrative qualities and style, characteristic of the Romantic historical school, it suffers from a lack of critical distance and scientific rigour, which the epigraph, moreover, admits quite openly: Scribitur ad narrandum non ad probandum (This book is written to tell a story, not to prove it). A fine copy on laid paper, attractively bound in its original binding.
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