The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 - (From Barbarossa to Dante)

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume VI., by VariousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume VI.Author: VariousRelease Date: December 5, 2004 [EBook #14260]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GREAT EVENTS ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Keith M. Eckrich and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading TeamThis 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 theNational Alumni, as to the Limitation of the Edition, the Registered Number, and the Name of the Owner.BINDING - Vol. VIThe 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 FrancisI.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 hebrought out beautiful editions of the Greek ...