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MARIE-ANTOINETTE AND THE MATTER OF THE NECKLACE. - CAGLIOSTRO (Giuseppe Balsamo, [...]

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MARIE-ANTOINETTE AND THE MATTER OF THE NECKLACE.CAGLIOSTRO (Giuseppe Balsamo, known as Count Alessandro di).Printed booklet entitled, Application to Parliament, the Assembled Chambers [...], served on the AttorneyGeneral, 24 February 1786. S.l.n.n. (1786). In-8, 5-(1 white), stapled under blank cover. 21x14 cmInvolved in the “necklace affair”, the Count of Cagliostro was imprisoned for ten months, from 21 August1785 to 1 June 1786, before being expelled. Here he asks for the release of his wife, locked up like him inthe Bastille, adding that he would not ask for anything for himself: “Declared to take the body, he will waitin irons for the moment when justice, fi nally disillusioned, will give his innocence a shining testimony”(p.2). The story of the Necklace was one of the most important sources for “The Three Musketeers”,.Afl amboyant adventurer, alchemist and founder of Egyptian Masonry, the Count of Cagliostro (1743-1795)was immortalised by Dumas Sr., Sand, Nerval and Mozart, who exalted him in the fi gure of Sarastro, (HighPriest of the Kingdom of Light, The Magic Flute, 1791) ...Printed following, a memorandum with consultation of February 1786 in favour of Jean-Charles-Vincent de Betted’Etienville, another protagonist of the necklace affair, also imprisoned, (2)-31(1 white) pp.MARIE-ANTOINETTE ET L’AFFAIRE DU COLLIER.CAGLIOSTRO (Giuseppe Balsamo, dit le Comte Alessandro di).Plaquette imprimée intitulée, Requête au Parlement, les Chambres assemblées[…], signifi ée à M. le Procureur-Général, le 24 février 1786. S.l.n.n. (1786). In-8, 5-(1 blanche), broché sous couverture muette d’attente. 21x14 cmMêlé à “l’affaire du collier”, le Comte de Cagliostro fut embastillé durant dixmois, du 21 août 1785 au 1er juin 1786 avant d’être expulsé. Il demande icil’élargissement de son épouse, enfermée comme lui à la Bastille, ajoutant qu’ilne demandera rien pour lui : “Décrété de prise de corps, il attendra dans les fersle moment où la justice, enfi n désabusée, rendra à son innocence un témoignageéclatant” (p.2). L’histoire du collier a été l’une des sources les plus importantespour “ Les trois mousquetaires ”.Aventurier fl amboyant, alchimiste et fondateur de la Maçonnerie égyptienne, leComte de Cagliostro (1743-1795) fut immortalisé par Dumas père, Sand, Nervalet Mozart qui l’exalta dans le personnage de Sarastro, (Grand-Prêtre du Royaumede la Lumière, La Flûte enchantée, 1791) … Imprimé à la suite, un mémoire avecconsultation de février 1786 en faveur de Jean-Charles-Vincent de Bette d’Etienville,autre protagoniste de l’affaire du collier, également emprisonné, (2)-31(1 blanche)pp.Prix de départ : 100
MARIE-ANTOINETTE AND THE MATTER OF THE NECKLACE.CAGLIOSTRO (Giuseppe Balsamo, known as Count Alessandro di).Printed booklet entitled, Application to Parliament, the Assembled Chambers [...], served on the AttorneyGeneral, 24 February 1786. S.l.n.n. (1786). In-8, 5-(1 white), stapled under blank cover. 21x14 cmInvolved in the “necklace affair”, the Count of Cagliostro was imprisoned for ten months, from 21 August1785 to 1 June 1786, before being expelled. Here he asks for the release of his wife, locked up like him inthe Bastille, adding that he would not ask for anything for himself: “Declared to take the body, he will waitin irons for the moment when justice, fi nally disillusioned, will give his innocence a shining testimony”(p.2). The story of the Necklace was one of the most important sources for “The Three Musketeers”,.Afl amboyant adventurer, alchemist and founder of Egyptian Masonry, the Count of Cagliostro (1743-1795)was immortalised by Dumas Sr., Sand, Nerval and Mozart, who exalted him in the fi gure of Sarastro, (HighPriest of the Kingdom of Light, The Magic Flute, 1791) ...Printed following, a memorandum with consultation of February 1786 in favour of Jean-Charles-Vincent de Betted’Etienville, another protagonist of the necklace affair, also imprisoned, (2)-31(1 white) pp.MARIE-ANTOINETTE ET L’AFFAIRE DU COLLIER.CAGLIOSTRO (Giuseppe Balsamo, dit le Comte Alessandro di).Plaquette imprimée intitulée, Requête au Parlement, les Chambres assemblées[…], signifi ée à M. le Procureur-Général, le 24 février 1786. S.l.n.n. (1786). In-8, 5-(1 blanche), broché sous couverture muette d’attente. 21x14 cmMêlé à “l’affaire du collier”, le Comte de Cagliostro fut embastillé durant dixmois, du 21 août 1785 au 1er juin 1786 avant d’être expulsé. Il demande icil’élargissement de son épouse, enfermée comme lui à la Bastille, ajoutant qu’ilne demandera rien pour lui : “Décrété de prise de corps, il attendra dans les fersle moment où la justice, enfi n désabusée, rendra à son innocence un témoignageéclatant” (p.2). L’histoire du collier a été l’une des sources les plus importantespour “ Les trois mousquetaires ”.Aventurier fl amboyant, alchimiste et fondateur de la Maçonnerie égyptienne, leComte de Cagliostro (1743-1795) fut immortalisé par Dumas père, Sand, Nervalet Mozart qui l’exalta dans le personnage de Sarastro, (Grand-Prêtre du Royaumede la Lumière, La Flûte enchantée, 1791) … Imprimé à la suite, un mémoire avecconsultation de février 1786 en faveur de Jean-Charles-Vincent de Bette d’Etienville,autre protagoniste de l’affaire du collier, également emprisonné, (2)-31(1 blanche)pp.Prix de départ : 100

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