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Le sacre et covronnement du roy Henry deuxieme de ce nom : [faict & celebré en la ville de Reims en Champaigne]

Estienne, Robert, 1503?-1559 · 1547 · [Paris] : De l'imprimerie de Robert Estienne ... · 6 pictures

A 1547 French printed account of the coronation of King Henry II at Reims, issued from the Paris press of Robert Estienne, a royal printer, and addressed to a French readership of court and church audiences. The pictures are small woodcut decorations: a large foliate initial L with scrolling acanthus and leaf strapwork, and a tree-and-figure vignette with a banner, which suggest historical ornament for display type, initials, and framing devices.

Henry II, King of France, 1519-1559

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