Lot no. 384
Guillaume et Martin DU BELLAY - "Les Mémoires de Messire Martin Du Bellay, Seigneur de Langey", Pierre l'Huillier, Paris, 1573.
In-8, contemporary full calf binding with fleurons on boards and ribbed spine.
Note:
A key testimony to the wars and politics under Francis I, these memoirs recount the military campaigns and diplomatic affairs of the 16th century. Written by Martin Du Bellay, brother of Guillaume Du Bellay, the work follows in the tradition of humanist memorialists and is a valuable source on the Italian wars.
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