August 15, 2012
Love this. Object fetishizing the man who gave us Le Dictionnaire des idées reçues and held the materialistic Bovarys of the world in such low regard. Take that Flaubert, we love you. theparisreview: A Partial Inventory of Gustave Flaubert’s Personal Effects As Catalogued by M. Lemoel on May 20, 1880, Twelve Days after the Writer’s Death. In the bedroom on the first floor: panama hattop hatred silk cravat5 pairs of gloves19 shirts2 dressing gowns5 waistcoasts7 walking stickstobacco jartwo pairs of boots In the dining room: 35 champagne glasses48 porcelain dinner platesa painting representing Napoléon Ia pocket watch in a gold case engraved with initials ‘GF’a gold watch chaina gold signet ring with square stonea silver spoon and two forks marked ‘N flaubert’5 oyster-knives with black handles and silver blades In the study on the first floor: Engraving in oakwood frame representing The temptation of Saint Antoine by CallotMarble clock with bronze figurines, maker’s name ‘Destigny’ engraved on dialPhotographic reproduction of painting entitled VisionsArray consisting of lances, javelins, arrows, mandolin, Basque drum, axe, oriental pipe, cardboard Chinese statuetteLarge round table in mahoganyGreen woolen tableclothOne tiger skin, one lynx skin, one bear skin, whitePenholder in the shape of dragonBronze inkwellThree paperknives, one with initials ‘GF’Two Egyptian lanternsUnfinished manuscript of work entitled Bouvard et PécuchetCreuzer, Religions of Antiquity in 11 volsWorks of Saint Theresa in Migne editionWorks of Walter Scott in 32 vols.(In the drawer of one of the small bookcases is found the sum of 2515 francs, which sum is deposited with Maitre Bidault to cover funeral expenses, burial charges, and other debts.)

Love this. Object fetishizing the man who gave us Le Dictionnaire des idées reçues and held the materialistic Bovarys of the world in such low regard. Take that Flaubert, we love you.

theparisreview:

A Partial Inventory of Gustave Flaubert’s Personal Effects

As Catalogued by M. Lemoel on May 20, 1880, Twelve Days after the Writer’s Death.

In the bedroom on the first floor:

panama hat
top hat
red silk cravat
5 pairs of gloves
19 shirts
2 dressing gowns
5 waistcoasts
7 walking sticks
tobacco jar
two pairs of boots

In the dining room:

35 champagne glasses
48 porcelain dinner plates
a painting representing Napoléon I
a pocket watch in a gold case engraved with initials ‘GF’
a gold watch chain
a gold signet ring with square stone
a silver spoon and two forks marked ‘N flaubert’
5 oyster-knives with black handles and silver blades

In the study on the first floor:

Engraving in oakwood frame representing The temptation of Saint Antoine by Callot
Marble clock with bronze figurines, maker’s name ‘Destigny’ engraved on dial
Photographic reproduction of painting entitled Visions
Array consisting of lances, javelins, arrows, mandolin, Basque drum, axe, oriental pipe, cardboard Chinese statuette
Large round table in mahogany
Green woolen tablecloth
One tiger skin, one lynx skin, one bear skin, white
Penholder in the shape of dragon
Bronze inkwell
Three paperknives, one with initials ‘GF’
Two Egyptian lanterns
Unfinished manuscript of work entitled Bouvard et Pécuchet
Creuzer, Religions of Antiquity in 11 vols
Works of Saint Theresa in Migne edition
Works of Walter Scott in 32 vols.
(In the drawer of one of the small bookcases is found the sum of 2515 francs, which sum is deposited with Maitre Bidault to cover funeral expenses, burial charges, and other debts.)

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