Prosopography, or Description of Illustrious Persons

Name: La prosopographie ou description des personnes insignes
Author: Verdier, Antoine du

La prosopographie ou description des personnes insignes

Verdier, Antoine du

French

1573

627 pages

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Step into a 16th-century 'hall of fame' where Antoine du Verdier resurrects the most influential figures of world history through vivid medallion portraits and humanist wisdom. From the first inventors of the antediluvian world to the majestic Kings of France, this work explores the moral utility of biography and the eternal struggle between virtue and oblivion.