Lot including menus of the " G. de Mortillet dinner ". Gabriel de Mortillet (1821-1898) was a prehistorian and curator from Saint-Germain en Laye, known for his classification of the Palaeolithic. Scientific meetings in the form of dinners are organized in his honor until the 1950s.
Menus of the :
13th dinner (1901) repainted
28th dinner
44th dinner (1912) two copies, one with foam glued on
50th dinner (1914)
52nd dinner (1917) two copies
54th dinner (1919)
55th dinner (1921)
65th dinner (1931)
66th dinner (1932)
67th dinner (1933)
68th dinner (1934)
69th dinner (1935) with a supplement written by Professor Spirus-Gay
70th dinner (1936)
71st dinner, two copies
72nd dinner (1938) three copies
73rd dinner (1939) three copies
74th dinner (1940) four copies
75th dinner (1946) two ex., one with ration tickets stuck on and one handwritten
76th dinner (1946) three ex. of which two signed by the participants
77th dinner (1947) three copies, all signed by the participants
78th dinner (1948) six copies, three of which were signed by the participants
81st dinner (1950) signed by participants
Various documents, postcards, menus of other learned societies, and a file on Maurice Reygasse's Legion of Honour are attached.
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