[MANUSCRIT by a young woman aged 16]. "Collection complette - Lot 43

[MANUSCRIT by a young woman aged 16]. "Collection complette des oeuvres de Madame de D. G. âgée de seize ans". Collection of four comedies by a young woman playwright during the Revolution. Circa 1795. In-4 (245x195mm). Revolutionary binding, in havana half calf, smooth spine decorated with green morocco and compartmentalized gilt decoration. 12 pp.n.ch. ; 41 pp. ; 3 pp.n.ch. 39 pp. ; 5 pp.n.ch. 48 pp. ; 2 pp.n.ch. 36pp. Head-cap a little damaged, boards rubbed, corners dulled. Fresh inside. Handwritten inscriptions and notes on endpapers, one dated 1793. Beautiful manuscript written by a young woman, dedicated to her best friend Julie. Composed of four comedies: "La Peureuse ou le revenant", "Les Visites importunées", "L'Orgueilleuse corrigée" and "Les Soupçons fondés". Very neat work, written in black, red and green pen. Titles framed in floral motifs, all pages also framed in red and green fillets. Fine quality laid paper, very white. Several notebooks and handwritten collections written by women during the Revolution are known. Often conceived as poetry to be read in a private circle, they opened up a space for expression that was both authorized and strategic, enabling women at the time to exercise their intellectual inventiveness. Rarely did they include plays.9999999999999