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Lives of
Fair and Gallant Ladies
VOLUME I
Lives
Of
Fair and Gallant Ladies
By
The Seigneur De Brantôme
TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL
VOLUME I
The Alexandrian Society, Inc.
London and New York
1922
Copyright, 1922, by
THE ALEXANDRIAN SOCIETY, Inc.
printed in the united states of america
This work is strictly limited to twelve hundred and fifty numbered sets, which are for sale only to subscribers. The type has been distributed on publication and no more will be printed.
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FOREWORD
This very fine and accurate translation of The Lives of Fairand Gallant Ladies was made by Mr. A. R. Allinson andbecause of its merit must be considered one of the great Englishtranslations, equalling in every quality those of the 16thand 17th centuries. The text of Brantôme’s great work isgiven practically complete in these volumes and the only modificationsare based upon good taste and not on any fearful