[LE LIEUR (Jacques)]. [Le Livre des Fontaines de la Ville de - Lot 381

[LE LIEUR (Jacques)]. [Le Livre des Fontaines de la Ville de Rouen]. sl, sd. Late 19th c. manuscript copy of the text of the Cours des Fontaines de Rouen en 1525. In-4, 103 pp., neatly written in brown ink, title in cartouches drawn and enhanced. Green half calf, smooth spine, title in gilt lettering throughout, gilt fillet (period binding). Councillor-echevin of the city of Rouen, Jacques LE LIEUR (c. 1480, c. 1550), was commissioned in 1519 to study the city's hydraulic network, and commissioned cartographic surveys of each of the city's three main water supplies. The result is an illuminated work accompanied by 3 strips of parchment, each several meters long. In addition to the course of the canals, the latter include faithful representations of the city's monuments and public buildings. The quality and historical interest of these parchments make them among the most important in Rouen's archives. Ex-libris A. Beaucousin. Bookplate JM.