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Arithmétique. Indispensable à toute personnes de étât et Profession quelle puisse être.illustrated manuscript in french on paper, written in cursive hand in brown ink, with primitive zoomorphic and floral initials in colors throughout, as well as some similarly executed borders, cartouches, and tables. 163 [i. e., 164] pages. Folio, 407x251 mm, contemporary vellum boards, recased with upper portion of spine restored, stains and arithmetic calculations in ink on covers; conspicuous dampstaining in gutters throughout, occasional spotting and soiling, few small holes through opening leaves and marginal worming in second half of volume not affecting text. France, 1 May 1772
Eccentrically decorated introduction to commercial arithmetic, described on the title as the abridgment of a work by Père J.-B. Feraud, "Hermite à St. Louis," with extensive examples of calculations involving money, weights, measures, time, etc. A section on geometry called for on the title is not included.
