Chevreau’s Fortune and Misfortune in 17th-Century Europe

Description

Chevreau’s 'Le tableau de la fortune' (new revised edition) explores the rise and fall of empires, cities, and individuals through moral, political, and natural disasters. Published in Paris by Jacques Boüillerot in 1664, this 418-page work is bound in full calf with worn corners and missing headcaps. Measuring 83 x 145 mm, it comprises 6 preliminary leaves and 502 pages, divided into three parts: the decline of empires and cities due to elemental disasters; the misfortunes of kings and nobles through wars; and the adversities faced by princes, courtiers, scholars, ladies, and others through various mishaps.