Portraits from the French Renaissance and the Wars of Religion / André Thevet ; translated by Edward Benson ; edited with introduction and notes by Roger Schlesinger ; foreword by T.K. Rabb.

Author: Thevet, André, 1502-1590.

Imprint:Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, c2010.

Descriptionxxxiv, 214 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

Note:Thirteen selections from André Thevet's Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres, originally published in 1584.

Note:François I, King of France (1494-1547) -- Henri II, King of France (1519-1559) -- Charles IX, King of France (1550-1574) -- Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489-1512) -- Philippe Chabot, Admiral of France (1480-1543) -- Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey (1491-1543) -- François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (1519-1563) -- Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France (1493-1567) -- Michel de L'Hospital, Chancellor of France (1505-1573) -- Charles de Lorraine, Cardinal (1524-1574) -- Blaise de Monluc, Marshal of France (1499?-1577) -- Guillaume Budé, Parisien (1468-1540) -- Guillaume Postel (1510-1581).

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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