Bachelor of Arts degree on parchment from the University of Grenoble/UGA, an ancient top university in France in the 19th century

19th century parchment Bachelor of Arts diploma 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. The diplomas are Bachelor of Arts. In the 19th century, the number of people who passed the literature degree exam each year was only about a few thousand. The diploma format is unified nationwide, so the number below belongs to the national graduate number, not the graduate number of this school. 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: 1882 Size including frame: 44.8 x 29.3cm No.: 2096 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. Old items will inevitably have historical traces. Only those who can accept it can buy it.