Les Memoires de Messire Philippe de Comines… (1682)
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Les Memoires de Messire Philippe de Comines… (1682)
by Denis Godefroy; Philippe de Commines
Full Title: Les memoires de Messire Philippe de Comines, seigneur d'argenton, contenans l'histoire des roys Louys XI & Charles VIII depuis l'an 1464 jusques en 1498. Reveus & corrigez sur divers manuscrits, & anciennes impressions. Augmentez de plusieurs traictez, contacts, testaments, autres actes & de diverses observations.
6 ½ x 4. In French. Published by La Haye: Arnout Leers, 1682. Early Edition. Two Volumes. Complete. Provenance: T.D. Bland Esq., Kippax Park. In very good overall condition. New to our inventory. Detailed condition report coming soon. (The image of the author we included on our website is NOT in the book.)
Philippe de Commines (or de Commynes or "Philippe de Comines"; Latin: Philippus Cominaeus; 1447 – 1511) was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. He has been called "the first truly modern writer" and "the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times.” Neither a chronicler nor a historian in the usual sense of the word, his analyses of the contemporary political scene are what made him virtually unique in his own time. Commines completed his “Memoires” in 1498. It was first published in 1524 in Paris. This work was divided into "books", the first six of which were written between 1488 and 1494, and relate the course of events from the beginning of Commines' career (1464) up to the death of King Louis. The remaining two books were written between 1497 and 1501 (printed in 1528), and deal with the Italian wars, ending in the death of King Charles VIII of France.
This work was once considered a historical record of immense importance, largely because of its his cynical and forthright attitude to the events and machinations he had witnessed. Commines’ writings reveal many of the less savory aspects of the reign of Louis XI, and he related them without apology, insisting that the late king's virtues outweighed his vices. He is regarded as a major primary source for 15th century European history.
Denis Godefroy (1549 – 1622) was a French jurist, a member of the noted Godefroy family.Price: $695
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