Comines - Chronicle And History, Written And Compiled By The Late Sir Philippe De Commines. 1549.

COMINES (Claude) - Chronicle and History Compiled and Written by the Late Sir Philippe de Commines, Knight and Lord of Dargenton, Covering the Events That Occurred During the Reigns of King Louis XI and Charles VIII, Both in France, Burgundy, Flanders, Artois, England, and Italy, as well as in Spain and neighboring regions. Recently revised and corrected, with several notable notes in the margins, for the summary of the aforementioned history. Paris, printed for Arnoul l’Angelier, 1549; in-8, 14 illustrated pages + 243 pages, 19th-century full vellum binding, smooth spine, title label in brown morocco. €750
Philippe de Commynes, also known as Philippe de Commines or Philippe de La Clyte de Commynes, born in 1447 and died in 1511, was a French-speaking Flemish politician, chronicler, historian, and memoirist. Philippe de Comines first entered the service of Charles the Bold before joining the court of Louis XI, who appointed him Seneschal of Poitou; he remained in Louis XI’s service until the king’s death. However, he opposed the young King Charles VIII, which led to his fall from favor and periods of imprisonment. He served as a diplomat in Italy, but he is best known for his memoirs, which are an important source for the history of France and even of Europe.