Henri the Third's court jester is the cleverest man in France and the only one loyal to anybody. The second of the Valois trilogy, with Chicot carrying the whole book on the strength of his tongue. This edition is bound with a gallery of 41 plates of painting, including works by François Clouet, Léonard Limousin and Valentin de Boulogne, and portraits of Elisabeth of Austria and Charles IX.
