Relation de ce qui s'est passé en la mission des pères de la Compagnie de Iesus, au pays de la Nouvelle France, depuis l’eté de l’année 1651 jusques à l'eté 1652
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ID 1129855
Lot 235 | Relation de ce qui s'est passé en la mission des pères de la Compagnie de Iesus, au pays de la Nouvelle France, depuis l’eté de l’année 1651 jusques à l'eté 1652
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$ 5 000 – 8 000
First edition of the 21st Relation, including Mere Marie de l'Incarnation's eulogy of her colleague Mere Marie de Saint Joseph. Here Ragueneau describes the death of Father Buteux at the hands of the Iroquois and the larger ongoing war with the Haudenosaunee. Chapter X comprises the words of Marie de L'Incarnation, Superior of the Canadian Ursulines, on her deceased sister. Mere Marie de Saint Joseph was a music teacher at the Ursuline school of both French and Indigenous girls. She had studied Native languages of the region, and in addition to teaching viol and singing, reportedly also taught them dances of the local Native people. Church 529; Harisse 98; McCoy 86 (as variant 3 in all respects except p.100 has “efcolier’ for “efcoliers”); Sabin 67498.
Octavo (173 x 103mm). Woodcut device on title (repairs at outer margins of title, with portions of three letters in facsimile, and small largely marginal repairs throughout). Modern burgundy half morocco and marbled boards; custom box.
| Artist: | Paul Ragueneau (1608 - 1680) |
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| Place of origin: | France |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Paul Ragueneau (1608 - 1680) |
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| Place of origin: | France |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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