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Manuscript facsimilie of Treatise on the state and origin of the Ancient French by Nicolas Vignier

 Collection — Box: BW 48, Folder: 1/1
Identifier: MSS 16704

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
Status
Completed
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

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States