Usual Progress: Portraits and Iconography During Joan's Lifetime / Complete Translation of Both Volumes and Unfinished Business

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Joan's Biography Designated as a Forbidden Book: Progress on the Lower Volume and Appendix

Kakuyomu version of the serialized updates for 'The Biography of Joan of Arc Designated as a Forbidden Book by the Holy See'.
Starting 'Lower Volume/Appendix: Medical Findings / Prophets Who Had Audiences with Early Modern and Modern French Kings / Portraits of Joan'.

• Appendix (1) Medical Findings by Dr. G. Dumas

• Appendix (2) Early Modern French Prophets: François-Michel, the Farrier of the Salon who had an audience with Louis XIV

• Appendix (3) Modern French Prophets: Thomas Martin, the Farmer of Gallardon who had an audience with Louis XVIII🆕

• Appendix (4) Portraits and Iconography of Joan🆕

▼ Appendix (3) Modern French Prophets: Thomas Martin, the Farmer of Gallardon who had an audience with Louis XVIII

Just like Joan and Charles VII, there were prophets? or saints? who had audiences with the French kings of their time during the Bourbon Restoration as well. In the case of the 19th century, perhaps reflecting the unstable era after the revolution, they were sometimes interpreted through the lens of political ideology...

▼ Appendix (4) Portraits and Iconography of Joan

Regarding portraits created during Joan's lifetime or shortly after her death.
Academic discussions involving art, history, and religion, as well as things like forgeries?.
I can understand the desire to attribute something to a famous person to add prestige to an antique.

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Finally, I have finished translating both the upper and lower volumes... but actually, there is some unfinished business from the upper volume.

The 'Introduction' at the beginning of the upper volume, before the main story, is so long and difficult that I have been putting it off. After all, despite the title 'Introduction' (preface/overview), the Japanese translation is over 39,000 characters. It is longer than any chapter so far and is a high hurdle for first-time readers.

I kept it private to prevent people from closing the browser before the main story, but those brave souls who have read this far should be able to keep up.
Since it mainly consists of introductions and considerations of the literature that forms the foundation of this book, it might actually be more appropriate as an 'Afterword'.

＼Introducing recent activities below／

[Translating] The Biography of Joan of Arc Designated as a Forbidden Book by the Holy See

Resuming the 'Complete Translation Project of The Biography of Joan of Arc Designated as a Forbidden Book by the Holy See'.
I had stopped at Chapter 6, but I replaced it with a new translation and revised version in 2025.
Upper volume translation complete (excluding the introduction)

The latest installment is available for free in full →
Volume 2, Chapter 16: Continued - After the Death of La Pucelle / The Rouen Judges at the Council of Basel and the Pragmatic Sanction / The Nullification Trial / La Pucelle of Sermises / La Pucelle of Le Mans

⚠️ I have changed the layout and am reposting this.
- note: Each chapter is compiled and posted in a magazine. Partially paid.
- Kakuyomu: Each episode is posted in parts. For those who want to read a little at a time.
- pixivFANBOX: Bilingual version with original text. For supporters only.

[Web Novel] Charles the Seventh, the Saint and the Voices of the Dead / Born into a Mad Kingdom

A tale of a noble in exile, from his unfortunate upbringing to his victory in the Hundred Years' War.

• Youth Arc: Charles the Seventh, the Saint and the Voices of the Dead [Completed]

※ The cover image for the AlphaPolis version is an illustration created with Picrew's "IIKANJI MAKER" which I have processed and used as an image.

• Childhood Arc: Charles the Seventh, Born into a Mad Kingdom [Completed]

※ The cover image for the AlphaPolis version is fan art provided by Riu (@re_hirame), which I have used with permission.

[Kindle] 6 Previously Untranslated Public Domain Titles [E-book & Print]

All previously released titles are available as e-books and paperbacks (print books).

• New Release: "Charles VII and His Ministers" by Alexandre Dumas

• Previous Release: "The Book of Tournaments" by René d'Anjou

pixivFANBOX (with bilingual text and illustrations) and Kakuyomu (without illustrations) were rewritten and compiled from the content translated in real-time.

Other information, such as my Kindle publishing support history, is summarized below.