1668 Pair of Vellum Books "Les Antiquitez et Recherches des Villes, Chasteaux, et Places plus Remarquables de France"
1668 Pair of Vellum Books "Les Antiquitez et Recherches des Villes, Chasteaux, et Places plus Remarquables de France"
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Vellum Books - 1600s
Les Antiquitez et Recherches des Villes, Chasteaux, et Places plus Remarquables de France
Notable 17th century French topographical and antiquarian work (1668)
Written by Andre du Chesne (revised and expanded by his son Francois du Chesne) - both royal historiographers of France
Published in Paris
Publisher: Chez Michel Bosin, et Nicolas le Gras - bookstalls inside the Palais de Justic in Paris which housed many printers and booksellers
Full vellum and hand-lettered spines
Early attempt to catalog and describe the historical and architectural richness of France. Reflects the growing antiquarian interest in regional identity, history, and monumental heritage during the Ancien Regime
Includes descriptions of French cities, towns, castles, and noble estates; anecdotes about notable families and historic events; genealogical and heraldic details
1668 Edition in Vellum is scarce on the market
Represents an early wave of interest in the concept of "Antiquity" as it applied not to just classical ruins but to regional, national, and medieval heritage (remnants of the past) - this moment was growing in France, England and Italy at the time
Marked a cultural shift from classical obsession to a rediscovery of national and regional identity
Vellum Books - 1600s
Les Antiquitez et Recherches des Villes, Chasteaux, et Places plus Remarquables de France
Notable 17th century French topographical and antiquarian work (1668)
Written by Andre du Chesne (revised and expanded by his son Francois du Chesne) - both royal historiographers of France
Published in Paris
Publisher: Chez Michel Bosin, et Nicolas le Gras - bookstalls inside the Palais de Justic in Paris which housed many printers and booksellers
Full vellum and hand-lettered spines
Early attempt to catalog and describe the historical and architectural richness of France. Reflects the growing antiquarian interest in regional identity, history, and monumental heritage during the Ancien Regime
Includes descriptions of French cities, towns, castles, and noble estates; anecdotes about notable families and historic events; genealogical and heraldic details
1668 Edition in Vellum is scarce on the market
Represents an early wave of interest in the concept of "Antiquity" as it applied not to just classical ruins but to regional, national, and medieval heritage (remnants of the past) - this moment was growing in France, England and Italy at the time
Marked a cultural shift from classical obsession to a rediscovery of national and regional identity