Shelfmark
MS 183
Author
Lamoignon de Basville (Nicolas), 1648 - 1724 (Nicolas) M. de
Title
Memoire historique et politique sur la province de Languedoc dreße par Mr. de Bâville Cons[eill]e[u]r d'Etat Intend[an]t. par ordre de Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne. En 1697. manuscript.
Varying form of title
Other title: Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du Languedoc
Varying form of title
Spine title: Memoire sur la province de Languedoc MSS. 1697.
Publication, distribution, etc.
France, 1697 December 31.
Physical description
1 volume ([7] leaves, 181 pages, [1] leaves, [14] drawings and plans ) : paper ; 38 x 25 cm.
Note
Title taken from title-page.
Note
The author's memoirs were later published as Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du Languedoc in 1734.
Note
Date of production taken from the title-page and from the final page, which gives the full date.
Note
Includes a chapter summary, a contents table, and numerous statistical tables.
Note
Marginal notes throughout, with ink overwriting initial pencil annotations.
Note
Booklabel recording bequest by Nicholas Mann in 1754 on verso of title-page.
Note
Previous shelfmark: Bp.3.7, Bp.1.2, Bl.5.9.
Citation/references note
M.R. James, 183.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled diagonal stripe roll on board edges; late 20th or early 21st century rebacking in brown sprinkled calf, with gold tooled single fillet around bands and blind tooled arabesque ornament; earlier red morocco spine label reattached, with gold tooled title; earlier spine labels reattached; red sprinkled edges.
Subject
Languedoc (France) History Early works to 1800.
Subject
Languedoc (France) Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Louis, 1682 - 1712 Duke of Burgundy, Dauphin of France dedicatee.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
France Languedoc
Language code
lat
Identifier
B46591