The most beautiful cathedrals of France - Bourassé - Beautiful romantic binding 1861

Description (ch)

• Beautiful 19th century scholarly work on our heritage treasure

• Father Jean-Jacques Bourassé is a French priest and archaeologist (1813-1872)

Catholic priest, canon of the Metropolitan Church of Tours, he is professor of theology, liturgy and zoology

at the Minor Seminary of Tours. He was decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1854 for his ecclesiastical functions.

Member of the Entomological Society of France, we owe him many elementary works of natural history, some editions or translations of theological works and also many archaeological publications.

From 1840 to 1873, he became a corresponding member of the CTHS and a correspondent for the Commission de topographie des Gaules from 1865.

Abbé Bourassé was also the 4th president of the Archaeological Society of Touraine from 1853 to 1859.

https://450.fm/2022/02/21/la-france-du-temps-des-cathedrales/

http://academie-de-touraine.com/Tome_23_files/196_307-326.pdf

State

Very nice work with slight wear from use

• slight crack in the jaws of the 1st dish
• slightly bumped corners

• Rather cool interior
• a few stings on a few pages

• slightly more marked foxing
• on endpapers and title pages and page 108
• a hitch page 84