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LA NOUE, François de - Discours politiques et militaires du …
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LA NOUE, François de - Discours politiques et militaires du …
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Estimate €250
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Description
LA NOUE, François de - Discours politiques et militaires du sieur de La Noue. Recueillis et mis en lumière par le sieur du Fresnes, et dediez au roy tres-chrestien Henry IIII. de ce nom. (Genève), Jacob tœr, 1596. In-16, (16) ff. including the portrait of Henry IV, 1019 pp, (18) ff, paper a little yellowed, contemporary vellum with flaps, small stains on boards.
SHF (Hauser, III) n°1459 (first ed. in 1587). Reflections of a soldier converted to Calvinism (1558) who took part in the Wars of Religion. He endeavours to remain impartial when discussing the troubles caused by them (from 1562 to 1572). The
Discourses also contain a number of judicious observations and remarks on the army, the nobility, foreign and civil war, tolerance, the crusade and Franco-Turkish relations.
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