19th century French ancient top university Grenoble University / UGA parchment law bachelor's degree

19th century parchment diploma of Bachelor of Laws from the University of Grenoble (UGA), an ancient top university in France (framed) The French bachelor's degree system was created in 1808 as a "bourgeois certificate" to select politicians to rule the country. Since its creation on March 17, 1808 by Napoleon I's decree on the organization of universities, despite many reforms, the bachelor's degree has remained primarily a bourgeois certificate. Nothing changed until the Third Republic (1870-1940), and it remained a certification that only a few could obtain. The 19th century baccalaureate exams were oral examinations taken from the age of 16 and covered the main subjects taught in high school: Greek, Latin, rhetoric, history, philosophy. In the heyday of school culture, literature dominated, so much so that only those who already had a Bachelor of Arts degree could apply for the other bachelor's degrees (science, law, medicine, theology). The diploma school is the University of Grenoble in France, which has a history of more than 700 years. This diploma is a Bachelor of Laws diploma, which means that the holder has obtained a literature degree diploma, studied in law school, and passed the academic examination. In the 19th century, only a few hundred people passed the law degree exam each year. The diploma format was unified nationwide, so the numbers below are national graduate numbers, not the school's graduate numbers. Since most people who had university degree diplomas at that time were bourgeois aristocrats and the annual production was not large, the more precious parchment was still used as diploma paper to show its value. Diploma Year: 1884 Size including frame: 45.5 x 29.3cm No.: 633 It is in good condition. The diploma has been framed but not glued. The paper is just pressed inside the frame and can be taken out if needed. The frame is a wooden European relief frame. As described above, old items will inevitably have historical traces. Only those who can accept it can buy it.