Descudier. - Treatise on the Ceremonial of the Estates Gener - Lot 404

Descudier. - Treatise on the Ceremonial of the Estates General of the Province of Languedoc. Followed by: Ceremonial of the Estates General of the Province of Languedoc. No place, no date (second half of the 17th century, after 1663) 1 handwritten folio volume, bound in red morocco leather, with a triple Duseuil-style fillet flanked by fleurs-de-lis surrounding the coat of arms of Languedoc, framed by palm leaves and surmounted by a count’s crown; decorated spine; roulette on the edges; speckled edges - Corners very slightly dented, traces of fabric patches that have disappeared, very slight scuffs on the covers - [7], 176, [4], 38 ff. - This manuscript, which appears to have remained unpublished, is known through several more or less complete copies, preserved notably in Toulouse, Avignon, Béziers, and Montpellier. It was written by a member of the Estates of Languedoc, who was also the author of a *Collection of Matters Addressed in the Estates General of the Province of Languedoc from the Year 1501 until the Last Day of December of the Year 1664*, preserved in the Hérault Departmental Archives (Ms 18)