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[AUTOGRAPH]. BERTRAND (Louis). SIGNED AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, …
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157
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[AUTOGRAPH]. BERTRAND (Louis). SIGNED AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, …
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
[AUTOGRAPH]. BERTRAND (Louis). SIGNED AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, ENTITLED ‘AFTER THE FESTIVITIES IN CARTHAGE’. No place or date [May 1930]. Four handwritten pages on four sheets (30.5 × 23.5 cm), the first unnumbered, the following numbered 2 to 4, with cross-outs, corrections and additions in the margins and between the lines. Annotation in blue pencil: ‘Not for tonight. M’ at the top of the first sheet. Minor soiling, traces of central creases. AN INTERESTING WORKING MANUSCRIPT ON CATHOLICISM AND THE FRENCH PRESENCE IN NORTH AFRICA. Reflecting on the celebrations of the Eucharistic Congress in Carthage, Louis Bertrand extols their religious, international and colonial significance. He links these ceremonies to the centenary of the conquest of Algeria and the commemorations of Saint Augustine, advocating a conception of North Africa based on the continuity of its Latin and Christian heritage. The writer pays a heartfelt tribute to Monsignor Lemaître, highlighting his hard work and dedication, before discussing the support of the French authorities and the national rivalries surrounding the congress, particularly Italian sensitivities. He concludes with the hope for harmony amongst the various peoples of Africa, fostered by Christian charity. The numerous revisions to the text bear witness to the effort that went into drafting this article. This text was published under this title in *La Tunisie française* on 26 May 1930, according to the reference provided by Jacques Alexandropoulos in his study of the Carthage Congress (*Anabases*, 9, 2009, note 57).
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