Manuscript facsimilie of Treatise on the state and origin of the Ancient French by Nicolas Vignier
Content Description
Traicté de l'estat et origine des anciens françois par Nicolas Vignier. Manuscript in French, 168 leaves written in a single Batarde hand in brown ink, 17-19 lines per page, plus catchword. The manuscript closely imitates the printed edition by Nicolas Vignier, published by Chez Claude Garnier, A Troyes, 1582, from imprint and device motto to full transcription of the royal privilege and colophon at the end. 18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Le Peletier in the quarto.
Dates
- Creation: 1582
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Bruce McKittrick Rare Books, Inc. by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 15 February 2019.
- Title
- Manuscript facsimilie of Treatise on the state and origin of the Ancient French by Nicolas Vignier
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2022-08-22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States