State of the illustrious Confrérie de Saint-Georges. Dole, 2 - Lot 116

State of the illustrious Confrérie de Saint-Georges. Dole, 2020. Handwritten working material, richly illustrated in color. 4 tomes in 4 vol. in-folio of 356 ff. ([2], 93 ff. ; 94-187 ff ; 188 282 ff; 283-354 ff, remainder blank). Canson notebooks bound in black cloth black cloth, large handwritten and color-illustrated label glued on the front cover of each volume. The list of governors, then the state of the illustrious Confrérie according to the charter of 1366, and a list of members since its establishment in Rougemont. The last 7 ff. (the first 3 paginated 348-352) present the indexed Table. Impressive compilation of 14 governors and 1091 members, classified by year of reception, illustrated with their coats of arms drawn in color with handwritten biographical details in black ink. in black ink. "Founded in Rougemont by the sovereigns of Burgundy around 1300 [...] this noble order of Franche-Comté has one particularity: its exceptional duration. Most of the region's great noble families were received into this order in this order, and they were proud of it: [...] it was the mark par excellence of the best Comtois families. A unique document.