Chronicle (Chronicon) (1518) - Page 2

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The account of the entry of the most powerful prince and consecrated King of France, Henry II of that name, made in his city of Rouen? A. VATTIER MARISSEL near BEAUVAIS (Oise) This is an ink stamp of a previous owner from the Hauts-de-France region.

This was done Vorguard? by Fabrice de?

Summary

See on the back of page
172, the arrival at Rouen
of the Brazilians. This refers to the "Brazilian Festival" of 1550, where the city of Rouen staged a massive recreation of a Brazilian village, including around 50 indigenous Tupinambá people and 250 French sailors dressed as natives, to showcase France's trade links and colonial ambitions to King Henri II.

A printed bookplate for the "John Carter Brown Library, Brown University" is pasted into the center of the page. It features an armorial crest. The central shield is divided by a chevron and contains three birds (possibly hawks or martlets). Above the shield is a helmet with elaborate floral mantling, topped by a crest showing a fox or wolf's head. Below the shield, a ribbon contains the motto: "I rejoice" original Latin: "GAUDEO".