Portraits from the French Renaissance and the Wars of Religion
By: André Thevet ; translated by Edward Benson ; edited with introduction and notes by Roger Schlesinger ; foreword by T.K. Rabb
Contributors: Benson, Edward; Schlesinger, Roger, 1943-
Series: Early modern studies -- 3
Publisher: Truman State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Kirksville, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781931112987
Work titles: Vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres
Notes: Thirteen selections from André Thevet's Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres, originally published in 1584.

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: François I, King of France (1494-1547) --; title: Henri II, King of France (1519-1559) --; title: Charles IX, King of France (1550-1574) --; title: Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489-1512) --; title: Philippe Chabot, Admiral of France (1480-1543) --; title: Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey (1491-1543) --; title: François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (1519-1563) --; title: Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France (1493-1567) --; title: Michel de L'Hospital, Chancellor of France (1505-1573) --; title: Charles de Lorraine, Cardinal (1524-1574) --; title: Blaise de Monluc, Marshal of France (1499?-1577) --; title: Guillaume Budé, Parisien (1468-1540) --; title: Guillaume Postel (1510-1581).