BIB_ID
287407
Accession number
MA 387 and MA 392
Creator
Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622.
Display Date
1595-1676.
Credit line
MA 387: purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 box (5 items), unbound ; 29.8 cm
Provenance
MA 387 purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1901; MA 392 purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1907.
Summary
Collection consists of 3 autograph letters from Saint Francis de Sales to various recipients, autograph notes to a sermon, and an attestation of authenticity pertaining to the sermon notes by Nicolas de Hauteville. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records (MA 387.1-3 and MA 392.1-2 ); see related records for more information.
Housed in
17th century red morocco hinged box, tooled all over with the initials F.S. accompanied by a flaming heart, with lock and 2 latches; in a blue cloth drop-spine box (32 cm).
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