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FROISSART (Jean):
History and Memorable Chronicle of Sir Jean Froissart. Revised and corrected from various copies, and in accordance with the authoritative works, by Denis Sauuage of Fontenailles in Brie, Historiographer to the Most Christian King Henry II of that name.
Paris. Published by Claude Gautier, 1574.
4 parts in 2 folio volumes. Full contemporary binding, in a tan colour. Spined back, decorated with gilt metalwork and fleurons. Early repairs. Weaknesses at the joints. ([16], 423, [29] pp.; [12], 288, [4] pp.; [8], 333, [3] pp.; [8], 324 pp.
Each part has its own title page. – Watermark on the title pages
Minor worm damage to the first pages of Volume I. pp. 21–43.
Volume I: Page 369 numbered 339.
Volume III: Page 233 numbered 225. Page 327, numbered 328. Page 244, numbered 238. Page 275 is numbered 253. Page 314 is numbered 320.
Froissart’s Chronicles cover the years 1322 to 1400 and describe the events of the first half of the Hundred Years’ War. Having been received at the courts of princes and kings in France, England and Scotland, the author was able to gather numerous accounts and record them, which lends his work such precision. He drew upon the *Histoires* by the chronicler Jean Lebel and generally followed its structure.
Jean Froissart’s Chronicles are an essential source for understanding the 14th century and the history of the Hundred Years’ War. They constitute the principal expression of the chivalric culture of England and France in the 14th century. Froissart’s work is regarded as vitally important for understanding 14th-century Europe, particularly the Hundred Years’ War. However, modern historians also recognise numerous limitations in the Chronicles as a historical source.
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