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Audigier, Pierre
Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
- Audigier, Pierre
- L'Origine des Français et de leur empire.Paris, Claude Barbin, 1676.
2 volumes in-12 (157 x 90 mm).
reliure de l'époque. Maroquin rouge, triple filet, dos et plats fleurdelisés, tranches dorées. Petits manques à deux coins.
reliure de l'époque. Maroquin rouge, triple filet, dos et plats fleurdelisés, tranches dorées. Petits manques à deux coins.
Provenance
John Bebb (ex-libris armorié aux contreplats, directeur de l'East India Company au début du XIXe siècle.-- Charles Hutt, bookseller, London (étiquette de libraire) au contreplat du tome I.
Condition
Petits manques à deux coins.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Pierre Audigier fut l'un des historiens les plus acharnés à soutenir l'idée que Francs et Gaulois étaient compatriotes et qu'ainsi la Gaule ne fut jamais une terre conquise, théorie à laquelle s'opposèrent les Allemands à l'époque, soucieux de conserver l'honneur d'avoir produit les Francs, et que combattit vigoureusement Augustin Thierry dans les Récits des temps mérovingiensen (1840) qui n'y voyait que "vanité nationale" sous le règne de Louis XIV.
Audigier dédicaça l'ouvrage à Louis XIV.
Précieux exemplaire relié en deux volumes dès leur parution, en maroquin rouge fleurdelisé, reflétant le souci du texte d'honorer les origines de la royauté française.