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DARWIN Charles (1809-1882) Autograph letter signed to Alexis Giraud-Teulon, Down (Kent), November 10, 1874. 1 p. in-8. Engraved letterhead at his address. Interesting letter dealing with Alexis Giraud-Teulon's work, Les origines de la famille, questions sur les antécédents des sociétés patriarcales, Paris-Geneva, 1874. Darwin thanks him for sending his book "Origine de la Famille" and adds that the subject interests him "your " Origines de la Famille ". The object is a most interesting one ( ) " This work was republished ten years later, reworked and expanded, under the title The Origins of Marriage and the Family. Alexis Giraud-Teulon (1839-1916) became known for a series of publications on the history of institutions such as Le mère chez certains peuples de l'Antiquité or his critical summary of Das Mutterrecht. He taught philosophy of history and aesthetics at the University of Geneva. Family background ATTACHED: SCIENTIFIC WORKS AND CORRESPONDENCE Important set of scientific documents, including two signed autograph letters, numerous lectures, lecture notes. This set counts about 175 pages, of various formats, written from 1868 to 1909. BACHOFEN Johann Jakob (1815-1887). Autograph letter signed to Alexis Giraud-Teulon, in Basel, February 12, 68. 4 pp. in-8. Interesting letter, he thanks him for his work on Das Mutterrecht and continues on the subject. Das Mutterrecht is a work written by Bachofen of which Alexis Giraud-Teulon wrote a critical summary; WARD Lester Frank (1841-1913). Autograph letter signed to Alexis Giraud-Teulon, Geneva, July 12, 1909. 2 pp. in-folio. Envelope enclosed. He writes to have copies of Alexis Giraud-Teulon's works, not knowing the author personally, he writes at random hoping that his interlocutor is indeed Alexis Giraud-Teulon the author of Das Mutterrecht or that he is a close relative. We count 12 "Extracts from the State Council of the Canton of Geneva" and 11 letters accompanying these documents. Documents in-4. dealing with the courses of Mr. Giraud-Teulon in Geneva; Following are numerous extracts of courses, notes used for the writing of his works: Extracts of courses written in ink of several colors: blue, red and black. 26 pages in-8 and in-12. on ancient Roman and Greek art, on Christianity; Notes: about 50 pages, quotations from Pliny, Aristophanes, Theocritus, notes on aesthetics, morality. A translation of the poem La Veillée de Vénus, translated by Gallus (Poem attributed to Publius Annius Florus). In the pages of the Lausanne Gazette of Tuesday, July 11, 1882, a set of 22 pages of courses with corrections: Text on the origin of populations and "fragment of session, significance of the Hellenic race in the history of the ancient civilization"; Set of notes: of about 50 pages corresponding to two courses. The first one: 32 pages on art, numbered from 1 to 31: "The general ideas which govern art [in] France, start from 3 quite distinct principles, which divide the l. Fr. in 3 camps ". The second: pages numbered from 1 to 25 and entitled " (Aula) Conference 29 January 1878. Always on the art "; A lecture of about 20 pages on Bernini ; Held by a string a set of miscellaneous notes: In a folder titled "Rome, materials, Mass of Isis" about 80 pages. Outside folder 8 pages of notes. In a folder, 14 pages on "La Statuaire". Finally, a set of notes in a folder entitled "Copied Notes" the themes covered are: Feast of Isis (18 pages), Imperial Rome (15 pages), sculpture St Peter, Church, Pantheon (22 pages). Alexis Giraud-Teulon (1839-1916) made a name for himself with a series of publications on the history of institutions such as Le mère chez certains peuples de l'Antiquité or his critical summary of Das Mutterrecht. He taught philosophy of history and aesthetics at the University of Geneva. Family background Expert : Céline Bertin
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