Important Jurisprudence Collection Of Hundreds Of Court Documents From 1779 To 1780 In 13 Vols.

Rare set of legal documents concerning the period from 1779 to 1783, relating to the south-east of France, collected in 13 Volumes In 4 , full basane with ribbed spine, titles and classification by year in ochre and black. These rare documents come from the chateau of a Magistra in Dauphiné, and are a living testimony to the mores of the late 18th century, under the reign of Louis XVI; the following page and pages list the various disputes in a carefully indexed handwriting of the period ;;; everything is discussed, including the slave trade. A remarkable collection of pleadings and their responses, set in the context of Provence, with a wealth of curious items that bear witness to their time, highly instructive, and an unparalleled historical record of the customs of the time, in short, a tool for the "seasoned historian" that is both precious and fun; the removable type vignettes decorate the headers with delight (they are the result of research by Luce, a typographic engineer), a plus; a well-preserved, highly captivating and decorative set in all sobriety...