Marguerite of Navarre by Samuel Putnam 1935 First Edition

In this biography of Francois I's astonishing sister, author Samuel Putnam regards her as the first modern woman. Marguerite, Queen of Navarre. Sister of Francois I, mother of Jeanne d'Albret, grandmother of Henri IV, author of the "Heptameron" and much poetry, a friend of authors, scholars, and great men without number, she was the most cultured and learned woman of her period and for long afterward. Putnam after fifteen years of research His enchantment with the Princess, who was also a diplomat, a theologian, and the author of the Heptameron is evident throughout the book. Queen Marguerite of Navarre was known for helping negotiate the Treaty of Cambrai, The Ladies Peace. She was a Renaissance humanist, and educated her daughter, Jeanne d'Albret, according to Renaissance standards.

Title: Marguerite of Navarre
Author: Samuel Putnam 
First edition 
Publisher: Coward McCann 
Publication Date: 1935 
Binding: Hardcover 
Language: English 
Pages: 391  
Measures approximately: 9 1/2 x  6 1/2 inch (24 x 16.5 cm.) 
Condition of the book: Please see the images.