Historic Fall Auction Oct 7
Lot 161:
Description
The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet ; Containing an Account of the Cruel Civil Wars between the Houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the Possession of Paris and Normandy by the English; The ir Expulsion the nce; and of O the r Memorable Events that Happened in the Kingdom of France, as well as in O the r Countries. A History of Fair Example and of Great Pr of it to the French Translator: Thomas Johannes . Publisher: Henry G. Bohn (London), printed 1853, 2 volume set, Bound in three-quarter leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine, this antique set is a scarce historical work by French chronicler Enguerrand de Monstrelet. Little else is known about Monstrelet except that he was present, not at the capture of Joan of Arc, but at her subsequent interview with Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy.
Condition: Very Good
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