Denis Sauvage - Chronique de Flandres. Suivi de Les mémoires de messire Olivier de La Marche premier maistre - 1572

Rarest edition of this historical collection devoted to the political, military and social events that marked the former Low Countries and the territories linked to the Burgundian monarchy -

Denis Sauvage, historian, translator and historiographer to King Henry II, gathers, confronts and supplements earlier narratives to offer a continuous history of Flanders and the neighboring regions -

The first part, attributed to an ancient author still uncertain, is revised by Sauvage and fits into a tradition of medieval chronicles that recount dynastic successions, territorial conflicts, alliances between princes and transformations of political power -

The second major part is devoted to the Memoirs of Olivier de La Marche, born in 1426 and died in 1502, a chronicler and courtier in the service of the Dukes of Burgundy -

Denis Sauvage - Chronique de Flandres. Suivi de Les mémoires de messire Olivier de La Marche premier maistre d'Hostel de l'Archiduc Philippe d'Austriche Comte de Flandre - SD (Circa 1572) - Lyon - En l'état -
416 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, volume in full period leather, scuffing and wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, spine damaged, many holes, cracks on the headcaps, corners and edges worn, rubbing on the margins, red fore-edges, smooth spine, cold-stamped lines on the boards -

Good interior condition, browning and damp stains, the title page of the first volume is missing and the text starts on page 9 + 10, the text ends abruptly, beautiful drop cap, good copy -

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