1723 Memoires of Philippe Commines King Louis IX France Political Philosophy SET

1723 Memoires of Philippe Commines King Louis IX France Political Philosophy SET

Beautiful & COMPLETE w/ 12 Portrait Engravings

 

Denis Godefroy (1549 – 1622) was a French jurist, a member of the noted Godefroy family.

 

Philippe de Commines (1447 – 1511) was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. He has been called “the first truly modern writer” (Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve) and “the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times.”

 

This lovely set on French history is the personal memoirs of Philippe de Commines and includes 12 charming engravings and two genealogical tables.

 

Main author: Denis Godefroy; Philippe de Commines

 

Title: Memoires de messire Philippe de Comines, Seigneur D’Argenton : contenans l’histoire des Rois Louis XI. & Charles VIII. depuis l’an 1464 jusques en 1498 …

 

Published: A Brusselle : Chez François Foppens, MDCCXXIII [1723].

 

Language: French

 

Notes:

• Complete 5 vol set
• 12 illustrations and charts (including frontis)
  • Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein
  • Philippe de Commines
  • Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
  • Louis XI of France
  • Rene of Anjou, King of Naples
  • Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
  • Maximilian, Emperor of Austria
  • Mary of Burgundy
  • Francis of Paola
  • Charles VIII of France
  • Louis XII of France
  • 2 genealogy tables

 

 

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Wear: wear as seen in photos

Binding: tight & secure leather binding

Pages: set complete with all 442 + 197 + 284 + X + 496 + XXXIX + 511 + 580 pages; plus indexes, prefaces, and such

Illustrations: 12 Engravings

Publisher: A Brusselle : Chez François Foppens, MDCCXXIII [1723].

Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11.5cm)

 

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