The Life and Times of Francis the First, King of France (in Two Volumes)
by Bacon, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Wear to edges, extreme wear to spines, off-setting to title page of Vol. I due to the frontis, some foxing, previous owner's
- Seller
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Frontis to Vol. I. Francis I (French: François Ier) (12 September 1494 31 March 1547) was the first King of France from the Angoulême branch of the House of Valois, reigning from 1515 until his death. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his cousin and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a son. A prodigious patron of the arts, he initiated the French Renaissance by attracting many Italian artists to work on the Château de Chambord, including Leonardo da Vinci, who brought the Mona Lisa with him, which Francis had acquired. Francis' reign saw important cultural changes with the rise of absolute monarchy in France, the spread of humanism and Protestantism, and the beginning of French exploration of the New World. Jacques Cartier and others claimed lands in the Americas for France and paved the way for the expansion of the first French colonial empire.
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- Bookseller
- Schooner Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45258
- Title
- The Life and Times of Francis the First, King of France (in Two Volumes)
- Author
- Bacon, James
- Format/Binding
- Half brown calf with marbled boards and gilt titles and borders to spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Wear to edges, extreme wear to spines, off-setting to title page of Vol. I due to the frontis, some foxing, previous owner's
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Bull
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Size
- 8vo.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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