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Count Itwa bound manuscript

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Identifier: MSS SC 1361
Scope and Contents Handwritten and bound manuscript in French entitled "LES FOLIES D'UN PENSEUR" (The Foolishness of a Thinker). The item contains various writings on philosophical topics such as the process by which authors are inspired, and how men come to worship God. It also contains some thoughts on the human condition. These are followed by a long dissertation on Napoleon (1769-1821) and Napoleon III (1808-1873). The author writes about the latter's politics, character, and morality. Following these...
Dates: 1851-1863

L'Attrébatie avant le sixième siècle

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Identifier: MSS SC 896
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an essay about Gallo-Roman economic practices and society in Artois in the sixth century. Guérvy gives a description of each class, its privileges and civil rights, if any, and its minutae of daily life. He describes various industries in some detail, as well as, the monetary system and politics.

Dates: 1850-1920