Manuscript on paper entitled on upper cover: “Taux des fruits du Baillage sic de Nuits depuis 1622 à 1789 à M.rs. De Bays.”

by Burgundian Wine, Grains

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1622-1792. 59 leaves, enumerating the names of grapes, cereal crops, and oils and their prices for nearly two centuries. Small folio 273 x 178 mm. , 18th-cent. vellum over boards tail of spine defective , two of four ties lacking. Burgundy: 1622-1792. A fascinating and rare survival, which details the precipitous rise in the prices of Burgundian wine and the emergence of a hierarchy among regions and vintages over a 170-year period. This document,

• Binding: Leather

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