{"product_id":"1683-history-of-france-in-english-by-francois-eudes-de-mezeray-antique-folio","title":"1683 HISTORY of FRANCE in ENGLISH by Francois Eudes de Mezeray antique FOLIO","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt\"\u003eA general chronological history of France, beginning before the reign of King Pharamond, and ending with the reign of King Henry IV... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby François Eudes de Mézeray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by J. Bulteel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, Basset et al.; 1683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith engraved frontispiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 leaves, 968 pp., 31 leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal hand tooled leather binding (worn, both covers detached). \u003cbr\u003eSpine with raised bands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst English edition of the famous French chronicle, published in the year of the author's death;\u003cbr\u003ethe French first edition had appeared in three volumes between 1643 and 1651;\u003cbr\u003eon the basis of this work, Colbert revoked the pension that Mezeray had received from the king. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrontispiece partially laid down. Otherwise very good interior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall folio. Size 8 by 13\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt\"\u003eText in English\u003cbr\u003e====================\u003cbr\u003eFrançois Eudes de Mézeray (1610 – 10 July 1683) was a French historian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMézeray was born at Ri near Argentan, where his father was a surgeon. He had two brothers, one of whom, Jean-Eudes, was the founder of the order of the Eudists. François studied at the University of Caen, and completed his education at the College of Ste Barbe at Paris. His Histoire de France depuis Faramond jusqu'au règne de Louis le juste (3 vols., 1643–1651), is a fairly accurate summary of French and Latin chronicles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMézeray was appointed to a committee that supervised La Gazette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMézeray won the favor of Pierre Séguier and was given the title \"Historiographer to the King of France\".\u003cbr\u003eIn 1649, on the death of Vincent Voiture, he was admitted to the Académie française. His Abrégé chronologique (3 vols., 1667–1668) went through fifteen editions between 1668 and 1717; and he used it to attack the financiers, with the result that his salary as historiographer was diminished by Colbert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMézeray succeeded Valentin Conrart as permanent secretary to the Académie française (1675), and died at Paris. He translated Grotius's Traité de la religion chretienne (1640), and a Histoire des Turcs depuis 1612 jusqu'en 1649 (1650), which is an addition to a continuation of Laonikos Chalkokondyles.\u003cbr\u003e=====================\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease see my other auctions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank You\u003c\/span\u003e \r\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRefund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51972117135662,"sku":null,"price":571.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/204623-002jpg.jpg?v=1776643571","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1683-history-of-france-in-english-by-francois-eudes-de-mezeray-antique-folio","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}