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Title

Poesies

Authors

• Hermilly, Vaquette d', 1705-1778

Call number

Ms. Codex 993
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9937467853503681
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/3746785

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

French

Origin

Date

circa 1780

Place

Northern France

Summary

Two "volumes" of poetry by the otherwise unidentified abbot of Cardonnoy and canon of Champeaux, separated by a discussion of and reference lists concerning medals from the Roman Empire, by "Mr. Vacquette." Among the poems of the first "volume" are ones dedicated to the Queen (Marie Antoinette), church dignitaries, Louis XVI, Voltaire, and Vaquette d'Hermilly, who may be the author of the work on medals. The codex as a whole is dedicated to the bishop of Autun, and the second "volume" of poetry includes a few dialogues in verse and concludes with copies of letters from 1779 and 1780 complimenting the poetry.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title of first work from title page; title of second work from caption title (f. 41r).
   

Extent

135 leaves : 195 x 75 mm. bound to 201 x 85 mm

Foliation

Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 192 + i (contemporary paper); [1-192]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary morocco with gilt spine (Hirsch).

Provenance

• Purchased, 1965.
   

Subjects topical

• Medals, Ancient--Early works to 1800
• Medals, Greek--Early works to 1800
• Medals, Roman--Early works to 1800

Genres

• Codices
• Dialogues
• Poems
• Manuscripts, French--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

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