{"product_id":"31887-coustumes-generales-des-pays","title":"COUSTUMES GÉNÉRALES DES PAYS ET DUCHÉ DE BRETAGNE. Nouvellement réformées \u0026 rédigées par escrit, par les Commissaires du Roy, \u0026 les députez des Estats dudit pays. Et depuis levées \u0026 publiées en la ville de Ploërmel, en la congrégation \u0026 assemblée générale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, Rennes, 1581, folio, full brown calf, spine with 5 raised bands and gilt title, compartments richly decorated with very fine gilt lacework, binding entirely interleaved with numerous handwritten notes in ink but also in the margins in the first part, old handwritten Ex-Libris and modern printed Ex-Libris on the inside pastedown, headbands and initials, (scuffs on the boards, bumped corners with 1 missing small piece, brownish stain in the lower margin of the first 2 leaves, last 2 leaves completely detached with pagination not visible, foxing, 2 errors in the numbering of the handwritten leaves but complete collation, wormholes crossing the inner margin of 2 leaves on pp. 84-85), a fine copy, 208 pp.-110 [with pagination error of the last leaf]+2 pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndoubtedly, this is one of the two most important printings of the text of the Custom of Brittany after the 1580 reformation, but above all, it is the “first edition of the new Customs” (Brunet, Vol. II, p. 367). It is, in fact, on the basis of this edition that P. Hévin began writing his commentaries. It should be noted that, following the custom, the work presents the “Customs of Rennes,” those of “Goello” (a Breton county located north of the duchy, between the Trieux and Saint-Brieuc), those of “Vennes” (Vannes), and finally those of Nantes. Our copy is complete with the minutes of August 15, 1575, concerning the reformation and drafting of the Custom of Brittany. Furthermore, we must mention the crucial importance of the handwritten notes. Generally easy to read, these notes constitute a genuine commentary on the custom, particularly interesting as it draws upon the editions of d'Argentré and Hévin for comparison. But it doesn't stop there; the author of these notes, which can run to one or two pages per article and were written around 1750, highlights the differences in text and interpretation of the Breton custom compared to others, notably those of Normandy and Paris. Finally, we must emphasize the extreme rarity of this edition, which we have found in only two public libraries worldwide: the BNF (ref. FRBNF33332638) and Harvard (call number 002421011). Bibliography: Dupin, ref. 1213-8\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mémoire du Droit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51963205484891,"sku":"31887","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0163\/5419\/files\/31887-1.jpg?v=1766931313","url":"https:\/\/www.memoiredudroit.fr\/en\/products\/31887-coustumes-generales-des-pays","provider":"La Mémoire du Droit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}