theux comte (2 Ergebnisse)

Ouvrage complet en 2 parties, reliées en 3 volumes physiques: 509 + 768pp., 27cm., reliures uniformes en plein cuir, encadrements dorés aux plats, titre doré aux dos, charnière de devant du t.3 peu cassée au bout supérieur, tranches supérieures dorées, feuilles de garde marbrées, avec signets, imprimé sur papier de luxe, peu de rousseurs, bon état, fort rare, [contient l'évaluation des trois premières années de l'enseignement primaire en Belgique depuis la première loi scolaire de 1842, connu sous le nom "Loi Nothomb" instaurant un enseignement primaire gratuit et en plus obligeant chaque commune de posséder au moins une école primaire. La provenance de cet exemplaire serait (d'après une inscription en crayon in fine) la bibliothèque du baron Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, le fameux ministre qui forçat l'adaptation de cette loi], poids: 6kg., B95010.

Bruxelles, Imprimerie de C.-J. De Mat, 1836, format in-4°, (29,5 cm), (6) nn pp + x pp + 136 pp + (4) nn pp (errata, 3 blank). Bound in contemporary brown half leather, smooth spine with gilt decoration, blue silky endpapers, spine discoloured but a very fine copy, printed on extra strong paper. This statistical study presents all data in table form. It consists of 3 parts: [1] ''État physique '' (agriculture, population, vaccination). [2] État politique: military service, election results, local finance. [3] État moral (schools and education; beggars;charity;hospitals; prisons; infanticites; capital punishment. Many of the statistics date from the period before 1830, when Belgium did not existed yet and was part of the Netherlands (1815 - 1830). We know from biographical data (Biographie Nationale vol. XVIII col. 479 & 480) that Quetelet was involved in statistical studies on the above subjets during the Dutch period. We therefore conclude that this study was composed by Quetelet; allthough his name is not mentionned (only that of the minister de Theux is). The publication is an important forerunner in the field of social statistics and a very good example of the newly developped scientific methods by Quetelet in this subject. It is the 3rd official publication of the kingdom of Belgium (proudly announced on the title page), and very rare. We could not find a copy in any Belgian library. Only 1 copy in OCLC (in a Berlin library).