Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, Duchess of MONTPENSIER (1627–1693), known as the Grande Mademoiselle. Autograph manuscript; 2 pages in-4 (slightly browned leaf with a small tear at one corner, tab). Fragment of a text on Maecenas, with a few erasures and corrections. “Maecenas was of the opinion that Augustus, having only the empire, could not live in safety […] because he would have to fear the vengeance of the great number of citizens whom he had offended. From that time on, Maecenas began to lead a more secluded life, and it seemed that Augustus’s friendship for him had waned […] there were few authors of his time who did not dedicate their works to him […] in the end, the name Maecenas became so prominent that it was bestowed as an honor upon all those who came after him […]”