Accession number
PML 78407
Object title
Legal judgement concerning Pierre Bruillet, Toulouse : manuscript, 12 July 1520.
Description
[48] leaves, bound ; 36 cm.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. H.P. Kraus in honor of Curt Bühler's 80th birthday, 1985.
Curatorial Comments
Legal judgement of Bertrand Séguier, judge and keeper of the royal seal for Toulouse and Albi, regarding the Pierre Bruillet rights as heir to his uncle, Jean Bruillet, seigneur of Bonrepos (Hautes-Pyrénées), and his widow's remarriage.
Notes
The manuscript's binding previously contained eleven copies of a woodcut depicting St. Francis of Paola arriving in and preaching in Toulouse (PML 78407.1), which were dispersed by Kraus.
[1-4¹²]: 48 leaves, leaves [4]/11-12 blank; leaf [4]/12 wanting. 4 parchment quires of irregular skin-flesh organization.
Leaf dimensions: 36 x 25.5 cm.
[1-4¹²]: 48 leaves, leaves [4]/11-12 blank; leaf [4]/12 wanting. 4 parchment quires of irregular skin-flesh organization.
Leaf dimensions: 36 x 25.5 cm.
Binding
Contemporary French (Toulouse) blind-stamped limp calf binding on 3 supports, with the St. Francis of Paola woodcuts used as board liners.
Provenance
H.P. Kraus, Inc., purchased from a Paris bookdealer in 1941 (see Kraus, Rare Book Saga, pp. 121-22); Pierpont Morgan Library, given by H.P. Kraus in honor of Curt Bühler's 80th birthday, 1985.
Summary
Legal judgement of Bertrand Séguier, judge and keeper of the royal seal for Toulouse and Albi, regarding the Pierre Bruillet rights as heir to his uncle, Jean Bruillet, seigneur of Bonrepos (Hautes-Pyrénées), and his widow's remarriage.
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