2004, ISBN: 9780743251044

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Vincent Stuart, New York, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. second-hand copy, age toning of the pages.Illustrated with a double page map. This book is a … Mehr…

Vincent Stuart, New York, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. second-hand copy, age toning of the pages.Illustrated with a double page map. This book is a meditation on the death of Hirohito, the deaths in the Pacific War (the 15 Year War), and the Death in Life Quality of Daily Routine in the World's Most Successful economy. It is also an active paying homage to those who resist the comforts of amnesia and the lure of fabulous consumption, who insist on thinking of the past and the present against each other. – From the preface page XV. the first softcover edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII, 280 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Japan; 20th century; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0679741895. ISBN/EAN: 9780679741893. Inventory No: 0281670. . 9780679741893, Vincent Stuart, 1993, 3, New York: Simon & Schuster; A Touchstone Book, 2004. xiii, 405 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), map; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. "Set against the stunning backdrop of Renaissance France and peopled by the titans of European history, The Serpent and the Moon is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. At its heart is one of the world's great love stories: the life-long devotion of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poitiers, a beautiful aristocrat who was nineteen years older than her lover. Diane was present at Henri's birth. It was Diane who lovingly embraced six-year-old Henri when he was sent as a hostage to a Spanish prison in exchange for his father. On his release four years later, it was Diane who eased the adolescent Henri out of his bitterness. As Henri matured, he modeled his life on the chivalric code, wore Diane's famous colors of black and white, and vowed to protect the lady whose image had sustained him throughout his childhood imprisonment. In the sixteenth century, scions of royal houses were political pawns to be exchanged in marriage by rulers of Europe seeking to meet their own ambitions. At age fourteen, Henri was married to fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici, an unattractive but extremely wealthy heiress who was to bring half of Italy to France as her dowry. When Catherine met Henri on their wedding day, she fell instantly in love, but Henri could see no one but the beautiful Diane de Poitiers. Henri became dauphin and then king, all the while becoming more devoted to Diane, granting her exalted titles, magnificent castles, and the crown jewels and increasing the jealous fury of his wife. Diane and Henri ruled France as one. While their love was sincere and discreet, many at court were not sure of their true relationship. Catherine, however, was in no doubt. She took as her secret motto the words 'Hate and Wait' and lived for the day Diane would die and she could win Henri's love and rule by his side. Fate had another plan. Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, herself a descendant of both Catherine and Diane, imbues this seldom-told story with an insider's grasp of royal life and exquisite details gleaned from extensive research in the libraries, palaces, and private collections in Europe. Set in a time of unprecedented cultural and religious revolution, constant war, and the building of France's most famous chateaux and the creation of its Renaissance art, The Serpent and the Moon is a fascinating love story as well as a richly woven history of an extraordinary time." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., Simon & Schuster; A Touchstone Book, 2004, 5<

2004, ISBN: 9780743251044

New York: Simon & Schuster; A Touchstone Book, 2004. xiii, 405 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), map; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. "Se… Mehr…

New York: Simon & Schuster; A Touchstone Book, 2004. xiii, 405 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), map; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. "Set against the stunning backdrop of Renaissance France and peopled by the titans of European history, The Serpent and the Moon is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. At its heart is one of the world's great love stories: the life-long devotion of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poitiers, a beautiful aristocrat who was nineteen years older than her lover. Diane was present at Henri's birth. It was Diane who lovingly embraced six-year-old Henri when he was sent as a hostage to a Spanish prison in exchange for his father. On his release four years later, it was Diane who eased the adolescent Henri out of his bitterness. As Henri matured, he modeled his life on the chivalric code, wore Diane's famous colors of black and white, and vowed to protect the lady whose image had sustained him throughout his childhood imprisonment. In the sixteenth century, scions of royal houses were political pawns to be exchanged in marriage by rulers of Europe seeking to meet their own ambitions. At age fourteen, Henri was married to fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici, an unattractive but extremely wealthy heiress who was to bring half of Italy to France as her dowry. When Catherine met Henri on their wedding day, she fell instantly in love, but Henri could see no one but the beautiful Diane de Poitiers. Henri became dauphin and then king, all the while becoming more devoted to Diane, granting her exalted titles, magnificent castles, and the crown jewels and increasing the jealous fury of his wife. Diane and Henri ruled France as one. While their love was sincere and discreet, many at court were not sure of their true relationship. Catherine, however, was in no doubt. She took as her secret motto the words 'Hate and Wait' and lived for the day Diane would die and she could win Henri's love and rule by his side. Fate had another plan. Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, herself a descendant of both Catherine and Diane, imbues this seldom-told story with an insider's grasp of royal life and exquisite details gleaned from extensive research in the libraries, palaces, and private collections in Europe. Set in a time of unprecedented cultural and religious revolution, constant war, and the building of France's most famous chateaux and the creation of its Renaissance art, The Serpent and the Moon is a fascinating love story as well as a richly woven history of an extraordinary time." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., Simon & Schuster; A Touchstone Book, 2004, 5<