Autographs by Norwid (and Mickiewicz) at auction: A copy of The Moral Maxims and Reflexions by François de La Rochefoucauld Cover Image

NORWIDIANA ( I MICKIEWICZIANA) NA AUKCJI: O EGZEMPLARZY MAKSYM I ROZWAŻAŃ MORALNYCH FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDA
Autographs by Norwid (and Mickiewicz) at auction: A copy of The Moral Maxims and Reflexions by François de La Rochefoucauld

Author(s): Aleksandra Sikorska-Krystek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Cyprian Norwid; Adam Mickiewicz; François de la Rochefoucauld

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses a triple autograph containing the signatures by Cyprian Norwid, Adam Mickiewicz and a person named Duhamel – a copy of the book Maximes et réflexions morales by François de La Rochefoucauld, published in 1801 in Avignon. The object was sold by the Kraków-based Antiquary Wójtowicz in October 2023. The article gives an overview of the cir-cumstances of the two poets’ entry, as well as supplements and corrects information that was included in the auction description of the object.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 235-246
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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