[FRANÇOIS I] DU CHASTEL, Pierre. The Death, Funeral Rites, a - Lot 134

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[FRANÇOIS I] DU CHASTEL, Pierre. The Death, Funeral Rites, a - Lot 134
[FRANÇOIS I] DU CHASTEL, Pierre. The Death, Funeral Rites, and Burial of the Most Noble, Most Powerful, and Most Magnanimous François [...] the first of that name... The official account of the funeral of François I, printed in small format by Robert Estienne. From the press of Rob. Estienne, the King’s printer, n.d. [1547]. In-12 (160 x 104 mm), brown half-basane, smooth spine with the title gilt lengthwise. 106 pp. Tear in the leather at the top of the spine, minor scuffing, faint water stains, narrow margins. A small-format popular edition published by Robert Estienne. This official account of the funeral of Francis I recounts the King’s deathbed at Rambouillet and the funeral ceremonies, followed by the two eulogies delivered at Notre-Dame de Paris and the Basilica of Saint-Denis. A close confidant and chief chaplain to Francis I, Pierre Du Chastel (c. 1504–1552) also served as master of the King’s Library and director of the College of Royal Readers. In good condition, in a later binding.
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