76 - BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944)

BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944) A collection of documents in Russian contained in a box comprising: -7 notebooks (7 тетради), written alternately in French, Russian, Lithuanian, and English. These are mostly notes taken while reading about historical figures from the Middle East: “Tamerlane (conquest of the Green City) — ‘To take hold of the sad Order of Things in order to Renew it according to the desire of one’s Heart.’ — ‘Desert sand is scattered by a breath; a man’s fortune even more easily’ — “The world is but a gilded vase full of scorpions and snakes”—“In recent years, Timur had become more silent, more inclined to daydream over his chessboard, and rarely visited Samarkand”— -various poems, writings, drafts, maps, unfinished letters, drawings, notebooks—handwritten poems, drafts, letters… MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovich Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then passed down through the family.