{"product_id":"despatches-of-michele-suriano-and-marc-antonio-barbaro-venetian-ambassadors-at-the-court-of-france-1560-1563-paperback-9781108077316","title":"Despatches of Michele Suriano and Marc' Antonio Barbaro; Venetian Ambassadors at the Court of France, 1560–1563 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108077316","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDespatches of Michele Suriano and Marc' Antonio Barbaro\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVenetian Ambassadors at the Court of France, 1560–1563\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1891, this work reproduces and translates the Venetian ambassadorial despatches from the French court in the early 1560s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichele Suriano (Author), Marcantonio Barbaro (Author), Austen Henry Layard (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108077316, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEdited by the retired politician and archaeologist Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817–94), this 1891 publication reproduces the despatches of Michele Suriano and Marcantonio Barbaro, Venetian ambassadors to France in 1560–1 and 1561–4 respectively. Addressed to the doge of Venice, the documents provide valuable accounts of one of the most fascinating periods of French history, covering the death of Francis II, the accession of Charles IX, the regency of Catherine de' Medici, and the negotiations for the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots. The documents appear in their original Italian and in English translation. Evident in Suriano's and Barbaro's letters is the underlying tension between French Catholics and Protestant Huguenots, which would culminate in the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572. The book was produced for the Huguenot Society of London, and Layard, the Society's first president, was himself of Huguenot descent.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Despatches of Michele Suriano\u003cbr\u003e 2. Despatches of Marc' Antonio Barbaro\u003cbr\u003e 3. Dispacci di Michele Suriano\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dispacci di Marc' Antonio Barbaro\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266196197656,"sku":"9781108077316","price":29.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108077316i.jpg?v=1696751639","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/despatches-of-michele-suriano-and-marc-antonio-barbaro-venetian-ambassadors-at-the-court-of-france-1560-1563-paperback-9781108077316","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}