Chronicles of England, France, Spain and The adjoining Countries, From The Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II. To the Coronation Of Henry IV; Translated from the French Editions. with Variations And Additions From Many Celebrated MSS. By Thomas Johnes, Esq. To Which Are Prefixed, A Life Of the author, An Essay On His Works, And a Criticism On His History
London: Smith Elder, 1842-1844. leather_bound. 768 & 733 pages. 24.5 x 18 cm. Color lithographed title page, plus 75 color chromolithographs, most accented in gold, with protective sheets, and 116 wood-engravings in the text. Index. The translation by Thomas Johnes was originally published 1802-1805. Froissart was born when chivalrous ideals...