"Based on the [life] of Jacques CŒur, [this novel] presents the story of a Steve Jobs of the Middle Ages. CŒur was the King of France's visionary First Banker who, with his tours of the Far East, his public criticism of the Crusades, and his efforts to develop trade and an operable financial system, contributed to bringing France out of darkness and toward the Renaissance and modernity"--Amazon.com.
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ISBN: 9781609451424 (hc) :
Physical Description:421 pages ; 22 cm.print
Publisher:New York : Europa Editions, 2013.
General Note: Translation of: Le grand CŒur.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.