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I had myself an "abattement pour vetuste" when I'd been stolen some nice and -- as a matter of fact -- old bottles of wine... Sic transit gloria mundi Christopher Crockett wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Erik Drigsdahl <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >a marvellous manuscript sold last year at Sotheby's for the nice amount of > 157.500 Pounds, perhaps the amount it was sold for in "Francs anciens" in > 1937! Why did my grandfather not buy a couple of those? > > i think we all share your pain and frustration at being cursed with > astonishingly short-sighted ancestors, Erik. > > of course, 157.500 pounds in ancien francs was a pretty penny, back in 1937. > > in January i sent a very nice $1,475 book (first editions of Rameau's _TRAITÉ > DE L'HARMONIE_ and _DISSERTATION SUR LES DIFFERENTES MÉTHODES > D'ACCOMPAGNEMENT _) to a client in France, where it was subsequently "lost" in > the post. > > finally able to get the insurance claims forms out of my own Postal Service, i > was admonished to adjust my evaluation of the lost item by "taking into > account depreciation." > > i find that to be a curious concept, the "depreciation" of a book published in > 1722, in its contemporary calf and gilt binding. > > the title page of the second work contained the notice : "Le Prix est 3 > Livres," which i take to have been a quite substantial bit of change, en ces > temps la. > > best to all from here, > > christopher > > Christopher's Book Room > > Books on Theology & Religion: > http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowse?page=LOW&lowcatid=10604308 > Books on Other Subjects: > http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowse?vendorclientid=807329&page=CLIENT > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html