{"title":"Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lettre-signee-talleyrand","title":"Autograph letter signed, Talleyrand","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"387\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eTALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD, Charles-Maurice de (1754–1838). Letter signed (“Ch. Maurice Talleyrand”), to an unidentified correspondent.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eParis, 9 Floréal An XI [29 April 1803].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"441\"\u003e1 page, 4to (230 × 185 mm), brown ink on wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"736\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eA highly interesting letter from Talleyrand, then Minister of Foreign Relations under the Consulate, revealing his scholarly interest in classical philology — specifically the evolution of Greek lettering.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eTalleyrand requests his correspondent to obtain several publications from London:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"1035\"\u003eHe first asks for \u003cstrong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"772\"\u003eStool’s List\u003c\/strong\u003e, a naval and commercial intelligence booklet issued monthly in wartime and quarterly in peacetime, instructing that two copies be subscribed — one for himself in Paris and the other for \u003cstrong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"979\"\u003eCitizen Reinhard\u003c\/strong\u003e in Hamburg — together with the six most recent numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003eHe then requests \u003cstrong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1138\"\u003eRichard Payne Knight’s \u003cem data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003eAnalytical Essay upon the Greek Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e (London, 1791)\u003c\/strong\u003e, a quarto volume with eleven engraved plates, a foundational work in the study of Greek palaeography and typological development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1526\"\u003e\"Paris ce 9 Florial an 11\u003cbr\u003eVoici encore, Monsieur, quelques commissions dont je vous prie de vouloir bien vous charger : je désirerais avoir 1. un petit livret intitulé stool's list qui parait en tems de guerre tous les mois et en tems de paix tous les trois mois. Je vous prie de souscrire pour deux exemplaires dont l'un me serait adressé à Paris et l'autre au citoyen Reinhard à Hambourg et de m'envoyer les 6 derniers numéros.\u003cbr\u003e2 : Un exemplaire de l'ouvrage ayant pour titre an analytical essay upon the Greek alphabet, by Richard Payne Knight Londres 1791 - 1 volume in4° avec 11 gravures en planches.\u003cbr\u003eVous me ferez plaisir si vous voulez bien me procurer ces objets.\u003cbr\u003eJ'ai l'honneur de vous saluer\u003cbr\u003eCh. Maurice Talleyrand\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56533742616901,"sku":"0751","price":800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_5167.jpg?v=1764713424"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.librairie-alexisnoque.fr\/en\/collections\/auteur-charles-maurice-de-talleyrand-perigord.oembed","provider":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","version":"1.0","type":"link"}