Book
Fleury Durieu
Category
Books
Date
1841 - 1843
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3159281
Summary
Bibliographic description
Also bound in: 1. printed form completed in ms., reporting on the Hospice de l’Antiquaille’s meeting of 10 May 1843; it notes that Lord Hervey has made, for the 25th time, an annual donation of 500 francs. 2. Ms. letter to Hervey from Causier (?), the president of the Hospice, dated ‘Lyon, le 13 mai 1843’, thanking him for his letter and donations. [i.e. Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859)]. Provenance: Presumably formerly owned by Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859) Binding: Nineteenth-century full black morocco over boards; blind-tooled decorative central panel; gilt presentation lettering on upper cover: ‘A Lord Hervey comte de Bristol. L’administration de l’Antiquaille’; binder’s ticket: ‘Labarthe, relieur, r[u]e Petit-David [?]’. Original yellow printed paper front wrapper bound in.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Fleury Durieu, author Hospice de l’Antiquaille (Lyon, France) , publisher