Pierre Dupuy — History Of The Most Illustrious Favorites, Leiden, Elsevier, 1659
DUPUY (Pierre). History of the Most Illustrious Favorites of Antiquity and Modern Times, compiled by the late Mr. P. D. P. Leyde, Jean Elsevier, 1659. A collection of biographies of favorites, ministers, and influential figures in the courts of sovereigns, from antiquity to modern times. Through their rises to power and falls from grace, the work sheds light on the mechanisms of royal favor. Includes a journal concerning the death of Concini, a favorite of Marie de’ Medici, who was killed in 1617. In-4, contemporary vellum binding.
250 €
Period: 17th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Paper
Width: 18,3
Height: 23
Depth: 4
Reference (ID): 1838830
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