Abbregé chronologique, ou Extraict de l'histoire de France
Abbregé chronologique is a 1676 Paris chronicle of French history by François Eudes de Mézeray, published by Louis Billaine, held in the John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library. Its pictures are small engraved bust portraits of French kings, each set in a plain oval or rectangular frame with a crowned head, fur-trimmed robes, and a Roman numeral or regnal label above; a designer might borrow their tight oval framing, engraved hatching, and the consistent format of a royal portrait series.
