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Title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume VI.

Author: Various

Release Date: December 5, 2004 [EBook #14260]

Language: English

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_This is Volume VI of a complete set of_ The Great Events by Famous
Historians.

_Issued Strictly as a Limited Edition. In Volume I of this Set will be
found the Official Certificate, under the Seal of the National Alumni,
as to the Limitation of the Edition, the Registered Number, and the
Name of the Owner._

BINDING - Vol. VI

The binding of this volume is a facsimile of the original on
exhibition in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

It was executed by Geoffroy Tory, and presented by him to King Francis
I.

The broken vase so cleverly worked into the tooled design was the
device of Tory, which, as explained in his book, _Champfleury_,
represents our frail body--a vessel of clay.

Tory was professor of philosophy and literature in several colleges.
In 1518 he set up a printing-press, from whence he brought out
beautiful editions of the Greek and Latin authors, translated and
annotated by himself. In 1530 he was appointed Printer to King Francis
I.

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Tragic death of Archbishop Thomas A. Becket at the
alter of the Cathedral of Canterbury Painting by A. Dawant.]

THE GREAT EVENTS

BY

FAMOUS HISTORIANS

A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY,
EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTING THESE AS
COMPLETE NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDS OF THE MOST EMINENT HISTORIANS

NON-SECTARIAN
NON-PARTISAN
NON-SECTIONAL

ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHERED FROM THE
MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICA AND EUROPE, INCLUDING BRIEF
INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTS TO CONNECT AND EXPLAIN THE CELEBRATED
NARRATIVES, ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY, WITH THOROUGH INDICES,
BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGIES, AND COURSES OF READING.

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