Plusieurs Advis Et Conseils Traduits d'Italien En Francais Par Antoine de Laval - Paperback

by Francesco Guicciardini (Author), Maria Elena Severini (Editor)

In 1576, the humanist Antoine de Laval produced the first French-language version of Francesco Guicciardini's Ricordi. At a time when the role and functions of sovereignty were in the midst of a crisis, Antoine de Laval offered a collection of maxims for use at court in order to defend the unity and stability of the monarchy.