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[Cinq-Mars, Marquis de]
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[Drop title:] Particularitez remarquees en la mort de Messieurs de Cinq Mars, & de Thou è Lyon, le Vendredy 12 September 1642. [Lyon?: n.p., 1643]
4to (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.; 215 x 158 mm). Decorative woodcut initial, extra-illustrated with an engraved portrait by Daret after A.H., and a folding engraved view of the château de Pierre-Encize near Lyon by Israel; a few marginal spots, light soiling and browning. Old limp vellum, modern ms. title; spine mended.
4to (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.; 215 x 158 mm). Decorative woodcut initial, extra-illustrated with an engraved portrait by Daret after A.H., and a folding engraved view of the château de Pierre-Encize near Lyon by Israel; a few marginal spots, light soiling and browning. Old limp vellum, modern ms. title; spine mended.
Provenance
Henri Burton (bookplate)
Literature
See Catalogue Général des Mss. des Bibl. Publ. de France, Départements - t. 30 Lyon (1900), no. 499
Condition
a few marginal spots, light soiling and browning. Old limp vellum, modern ms. title; spine mended.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Anonymous and highly sceptical account of the legal proceedings against Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis de Cinq Mars (1620-1642) and François Auguste de Thou (1607-1642), who were beheaded 30 September 1642 for their roles in the last of many conspiracies against Cardinal Richelieu. Their aim was to enlist the aid of the Spanish army in the capture or assassination of the Cardinal and an army of 18,000 was amassed at the northeast border of France, but secret correspondence was intercepted and the two were captured and imprisoned in the chateau of Pierre- Encise at Lyon (later to imprison the Marquis de Sade).
Copies of this account exist with and without an additional title: Histoire veritable de tout ce qui s'est fait et passe dans la ville de Lyon, en la mort de Messieurs de Cinq-Mars et de Thou (n.p., 1643). The work is attributed to François de Barancy (1597-1653).