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[Manuscript]. HARCOÜET DE LONGEVILLE. Autograph manuscript entitled: "Journal de l'abbé Du Harcoüet, commencé le 1er janvier 1683 terminée le 31 dec. de la même année". 1683. In-12 (h = 15 cm.), contemporary havana calf, 5-ribbed spine with mute, ornate caissons, gilt roulette at edges, marbled edges (defects including uncovered headband, worn corners, 1 f. torn without mq.). Exceptional unpublished autograph diary, documenting aspects of a young abbot's life and activities throughout 1683. [1] f. (with title in another hand), [2] f. (itinerary from Sables d'Olonne to Mont Saint-Michel via Nantes and Vitré), [1] f. blank, [80] f. unencrypted, written on r° and v° (diary proper), [3] f. blank, [9] f. (other itineraries), [8] f. blank. Irregular handwriting with corrections and erasures, but legible. Little is known of this Abbé Harcoüet, apparently known as "De Longeville", who at the time held the Benedictine priory of Longeville, in Talmont, in the diocese of Luçon, near Les Sables d'Olonne. Examination of the text of this precious document should reveal more: for example, on December 3, he notes "this day I was born in Paris rue du Four at 6 a.m. I am 22 years old to this day". We know of two publications by him: the first, published in 1706, "Description des grandes cascades de la maison royale de Saint Cloud", dedicated to the Duc d'Orléans; the second is a curious work published in 1715: "Histoire des personnes qui ont vécu plusieurs siècles et qui ont rajeuni, avec le secret du rajeunissement tiré d'Arnauld de Villeneuve". From January to March, Harcoüet stayed in Paris. The diary contains almost no religious references (with the exception of a few pages about the Jesuits in the Vendée), but reflects the days of what might be considered a "court abbot". He attended mass every day (at the Théâtins, the Jacobins, the Charité, the Cordeliers...), mentioned the notable personalities present, then frequented salons and houses where he lunched, dined and played... the many names mentioned illustrate the breadth of his connections (marquis de Cerfeuil, Mme de Villeneuve, de Bullion, marquise d'Alègre, Ms de Poupilière, comte de Barnage...; on March 2, "went to the fair with Rouillé, the son of the Conseiller d'estat", etc.).). On March 26, he goes to the Louvre and describes the new decor of the King's bedroom. He attends balls, including a masked ball where he meets a charming demoiselle "Denrichemont", "she is of beautiful stature, dances easily, she has infinite spirit [...] I took her back to her carriage assuring her that I would see her again in a short while". He then travels to Jard and Les Sables-d'Olonne, where he stays, sometimes with his mother, until December. Life here was a little less glamorous than in Paris, but he never ceased to move around and socialize with the region's titled people; in particular, he made the acquaintance of a Mlle de Bulière (or Buhière), who was to become his "beautiful mistress"... Seven red wax seals appear on the volume's upper flyleaf, and another at the end, embossed with a handwritten comment: "Sceau de la haute justice du prieuré de Longeville a Mr labbé Du Harcoüet 1680" (Seal of the high justice of the priory of Longeville to Mr labbé Du Harcoüet 1680).

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[Manuscript]. HARCOÜET DE LONGEVILLE. Autograph manuscript entitled: "Journal de l'abbé Du Harcoüet, commencé le 1er janvier 1683 terminée le 31 dec. de la même année". 1683. In-12 (h = 15 cm.), contemporary havana calf, 5-ribbed spine with mute, ornate caissons, gilt roulette at edges, marbled edges (defects including uncovered headband, worn corners, 1 f. torn without mq.). Exceptional unpublished autograph diary, documenting aspects of a young abbot's life and activities throughout 1683. [1] f. (with title in another hand), [2] f. (itinerary from Sables d'Olonne to Mont Saint-Michel via Nantes and Vitré), [1] f. blank, [80] f. unencrypted, written on r° and v° (diary proper), [3] f. blank, [9] f. (other itineraries), [8] f. blank. Irregular handwriting with corrections and erasures, but legible. Little is known of this Abbé Harcoüet, apparently known as "De Longeville", who at the time held the Benedictine priory of Longeville, in Talmont, in the diocese of Luçon, near Les Sables d'Olonne. Examination of the text of this precious document should reveal more: for example, on December 3, he notes "this day I was born in Paris rue du Four at 6 a.m. I am 22 years old to this day". We know of two publications by him: the first, published in 1706, "Description des grandes cascades de la maison royale de Saint Cloud", dedicated to the Duc d'Orléans; the second is a curious work published in 1715: "Histoire des personnes qui ont vécu plusieurs siècles et qui ont rajeuni, avec le secret du rajeunissement tiré d'Arnauld de Villeneuve". From January to March, Harcoüet stayed in Paris. The diary contains almost no religious references (with the exception of a few pages about the Jesuits in the Vendée), but reflects the days of what might be considered a "court abbot". He attended mass every day (at the Théâtins, the Jacobins, the Charité, the Cordeliers...), mentioned the notable personalities present, then frequented salons and houses where he lunched, dined and played... the many names mentioned illustrate the breadth of his connections (marquis de Cerfeuil, Mme de Villeneuve, de Bullion, marquise d'Alègre, Ms de Poupilière, comte de Barnage...; on March 2, "went to the fair with Rouillé, the son of the Conseiller d'estat", etc.).). On March 26, he goes to the Louvre and describes the new decor of the King's bedroom. He attends balls, including a masked ball where he meets a charming demoiselle "Denrichemont", "she is of beautiful stature, dances easily, she has infinite spirit [...] I took her back to her carriage assuring her that I would see her again in a short while". He then travels to Jard and Les Sables-d'Olonne, where he stays, sometimes with his mother, until December. Life here was a little less glamorous than in Paris, but he never ceased to move around and socialize with the region's titled people; in particular, he made the acquaintance of a Mlle de Bulière (or Buhière), who was to become his "beautiful mistress"... Seven red wax seals appear on the volume's upper flyleaf, and another at the end, embossed with a handwritten comment: "Sceau de la haute justice du prieuré de Longeville a Mr labbé Du Harcoüet 1680" (Seal of the high justice of the priory of Longeville to Mr labbé Du Harcoüet 1680).

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