The French Renaissance Court

by Robert J. Knecht

The definitive account of the French court, 1483-1589

The court of France in the sixteenth century has often been seen merely as a focus of political intrigue and conflict, but it was also a cultural center in which the visual arts, music, literature, and sport flourished. This book traces for the first time in English the court's evolution from a nomadic institution to a more sedentary one over the course of a century that began...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300118511
• ISBN13: 9780300118513
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"