{"product_id":"joan-of-arc","title":"JOAN OF ARC","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis expertly translated and lavishly illustrated biography traces The Maid of Orléans' progress from ordinary peasant girl to seer of mystic visions to savior of France. Forty full-page color plates by French artist and illustrator \u003cstrong\u003eO. D. V. Guillonnet\u003c\/strong\u003e enhance historian \u003cstrong\u003eFrantz Funck-Brentano's\u003c\/strong\u003e highly readable narrative. Originally published in 1912 as part of a series of young adult biographies of French leaders.\n\nWarrior, martyr, saint: Joan of Arc has captivated imaginations around the world for centuries. The legendary heroine of a tumultuous episode from the Hundred Years' War, she led the French army to triumph over the English at the Siege of Orléans in 1429. Two years later the 19-year-old was captured by the enemy and their French collaborators, charged with heresy, and burned at the stake — the end of her life but the beginning of her enduring fame.\n\nThis beautiful and inspiring book will enchant readers of all ages. A Calla Edition, originally published by Ancienne Librairie Furne, C. Boivin \u0026amp; Cie, Paris, 1912. Oversized, just like the original was, bound in handsome deep blue cloth with silver decorative embossing on the cover, as well as a full color dust jacket.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print. Condition: Very Fine. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643817263390,"sku":"RB7676","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB7678-joan-of-arc.jpg?v=1784520643","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/joan-of-arc","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}