Marguerite de Navarre — Queen of Navarre, scholar, patron of humanists, and religious reformer
- Creator(s):
- Navarre, Marguerite de
- Title:
- Marguerites de la Marguerite des princesses, tresillustre royne de Nauarre
- Publication/Origin:
- Lyon: Pierre de Tours, 1549
- Description:
- Erudite, powerful, and scholarly, Marguerite, Queen of Navarre, was the sister of King François I. A patron of humanists and reformers, she wrote biblical comedies as well as secular works. In the 1520s, Marguerite became involved in an evangelical reform movement within the Catholic Church; she believed that scripture should be available to the common people. The “pearls” (marguerites) in this work include poems designed to be set to familiar popular music, allowing her to spread her message more widely. The lovely woodcuts and ornaments by Petit Bernard appear to follow the captions devised by Marguerite. This book was censured as heretical by the theologians of the Sorbonne.
- Citation:
- Navarre, Marguerite de, Marguerites de la Marguerite des princesses, tresillustre royne de Nauarre, Lyon: Pierre de Tours, 1549, Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed April 25, 2024, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/3949