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A Rare Edition by the Humanist Gilbert Cousin

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 30 April 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - 145, chemin de la Ferté - 39000 Lons-le-Saunier

Originating from the library of M. Roger C., a scholar hailing from the Franche-Comté, in eastern France, this work presents Gilbert Cousin’s very particular perspective on Franche-Comté in the 16th century.

Gilbert Cousin (1506-1572), Brevis ac dilucida Burgundiae Superioris quae comitatus... A Rare Edition by the Humanist Gilbert Cousin

Gilbert Cousin (1506-1572), Brevis ac dilucida Burgundiae Superioris quae comitatus nomine censetur, descriptio, Basileae, Joannes Oporinus, (1552), two parts in one octavo volume, 200 pages, bookplate (ex libris) of Charles Nodier, binding in midnight blue morocco by Antoine Bauzonnet (1795-1882).
Estimate: €8,000/10,000

This copy of the original edition of Description de la Franche-Comté (Description of Franche-Comté) is rare in more than one way! Firstly, it is the most famous work by the Franche-Comté humanist Gilbert Cousin (1506-1572). Secondly, it…
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145, chemin de la Ferté - 39000 Lons-le-Saunier
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