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Ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen / A very good and clean copy without markings. - CONTENTS List of Illustrations Foreword Introduction: Minerva Beset and the Artful Dodger The Life of Maria de� Medici in Outline Plan of the Gallery I The Portraits of the Queen�s Parents II The Fates Spin the Destiny of the Future Queen III The Birth of Maria de� Medici IV The Education of the Princess V The Presentation of Her Portrait to Henri IV VI The Wedding by Proxy in Florence VII The Disembarkation at Marseilles VIII The Marriage Consummated in Lyons IX The Birth of the Dauphin at Fontainebleau X The Consignment of the Regency XI The Coronation in Saint-Denis XII The Death of Henri IV and the Proclamation of the Regency XIII The Council of the Gods XIV The Regent Militant: The Victory at J�lich XV The Exchange of the Princesses at the Spanish Border XVI The Felicity of the Regency XVII Louis XIII Comes of Age XVIII The Expulsion from Paris XIX The Flight from Blois XX The Negotiations at Angoul� XXI The Queen Opts for Security XXII The Return of the Mother to Her Son XXIII Time Unveils the Truth XXIV The Queen Triumphant Appendix a: �A Journey into France� Appendix b: Rosso Fiorentino, Boyvin, and Rubens: Old Shapes into New Notes Pertinent Bibliography Names Index Plates. ISBN 9780691040653