La clemence de Titus : drame lirique en trois actes. Traduit litteralement de l'italien de Metastase : manuscript / par mesdames Justine & Julie de Chamborant, chanoinesses-comtesses de l'Argentière.

Argentière, France, 1786.

1 volume (152 pages) ; 9 cm

French

Purchased from Amanda Hall Rare Books on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2012.

This material is open for research.

Jeanne Julie and Justine Rose de Chamborant were the daughters of Andre-Claude, Marquis de Chamborant (1732-1805), a leading French Army officer. They were educated as canonesses in the convent of Argentière. Little is known about their lives as adults.

Manuscript fair copy, probably in the hands of Justine and Julie de Chamborant, of their translation of Metastasio's original version of "La Clemenza di Tito." The small volume is designed to resemble a printed edition, including a title page, a dedication to "Monsieur J.J.G***," and a preface.

July 18, 2018

Justine de Chamborant, La Clemence de Titus. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Justine de Chamborant, La Clemence de Titus. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.