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‎PROCES-VERBAL des séances de l'Assemblée Provinciale du Berri, tenue à Bourges en septembre et octobre 1780; précédé de détails relatifs aux principaux objects qui ont occupé les assemblées de 1778 et 1779. 2ième édition. Bourges, 1787. - (Followed by:) PROCES-VERBAL des séances de l'Assemblée provinciale du Berri tenue à Bourges en octobre et novembre 1783. 2ième édition. Bourges, 1787. - (Followed by:) PROCES-VERBAL des séances de l'Assemblée provinciale du Berri tenue à Bourges, octobre 1786.‎

‎Bourges, 1787. With 11 tables. 3 volumes. (12), 19, 345, (10) pp.; (4), 287, (12) pp.; (2), 48, 262 pp. 4to. Modern half morocco. Lavergne, Assemblées provinciales, pp. 33-66. Complete set of the best edition with subject indexes, of the proceedings of the very first Assemblée Provinciale, as planned by Turgot and created by Necker. The distinction between the three orders was practically neglected and the voting was by call. This Assemblée was, together with the one of Haute-Guienne, the only one to survive until the revolution. During the years of its existence, the Assemblée made important decisions: the corvée was abolished and in this respect Berri became the example for all other provinces; improvement of waterways, extensively dealt with in the proceedings, was promoted because of the high costs of transport by land; the new doctrine of Turgot of 'liberté du travail' was adopted. Important document as the Berry was a sort of experiment for the future provincial assemblies. In these minutes one finds essais on agriculture, industry, various taxes in use, the Ponts et Chaussees, the future construction of the canal and its navigation. - Rare in this complete state. The first two volumes with the half-title: 'Collection des procès-verbaux de l'Assemblée provinciale du Berri'. ‎

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