DRÔME. Autograph manuscript signed by Martial Malgras, Notic - Lot 296

DRÔME. Autograph manuscript signed by Martial Malgras, Notice historique sur le Prieuré de Saint-Marcel-les-Sauzet, Marseille 1872; 55 pages of a small in-4 notebook (19 x 15 cm), hardcover paper binding. Interesting handwritten work on the history of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Marcel, founded in 985, one of the oldest monasteries of the Dauphiné. This notebook is dedicated "To the Reverend Father Marist of Saint-Marcel, under reserve of all my royalties". It is divided into 10 chapters: Origins, Foundation, until the Revolution. It is followed by a description of the church, the priory and the outbuildings; the names of the priors, excavations, table of contents... Preface: "My rare leisure time as a garrison in Grenoble allowed me last year after the war, to search among the manuscripts of the library and the archives of our former provincial capital", to carry out research on this ancient priory, "homeland of my ancestors"...