Alphonse Vétault - Charlemagne - 1877

Exciting illustrated edition notably of color chromolithographs of this historical biography devoted to one of the most important figures of the Western Middle Ages, Charlemagne, king of the Franks and then emperor of the West, whose reign, from 768 to 814, marks a fundamental milestone in the political, religious and cultural formation of medieval Europe -

Vétault undertakes to retrace the sovereign's life by following his path from his accession to power to his death, while placing his actions in the context of the profound transformations affecting the Frankish kingdom and Western Europe between the 8th and 9th centuries -

The narrative begins with the succession of Pepin the Short and the division of the kingdom between his sons, Charlemagne and Carloman, a situation that could have provoked new divisions within the Carolingian dynasty -

Alphonse Vétault - Charlemagne - 1877 - Alfred Mame et Fils -
XXV-556 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its red half-leather with original corners, marbled boards, signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, corners worn, rubbing on the edges, gilded edges, spine with raised bands nicely decorated, gilded title and author’s name, gilded lines on the boards -

Good interior condition, rare foxing, beautiful vignette on the title page, pretty headbands, nice drop cap, the work enriched with beautiful illustrations in black and color both within and outside the text, including chromolithographs and a large folded plate, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasing copy -

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