8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁death s ▁Category : A pol lo ▁Records ▁artists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁mus icians ▁Category : J azz ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Virginia ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁double - b ass ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : The ▁Ch oc olate ▁D and ies ▁members <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pet it ▁Liv re ▁d ' Am our ▁( B rit ish ▁Library ▁St owe ▁MS ▁ 9 5 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁love ▁po ems ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Em bles mes ▁et ▁De vis es ▁d ' Am our ), ▁written ▁in ▁c . ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁by ▁ ▁( 1 4 5 7 – 1 5 2 9 ), ▁an ▁anti qu ary ▁and ▁v alet ▁de ▁cham bre ▁of ▁Louis ▁XII ▁ ▁The ▁po ems ▁extend ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁fol ia ▁( ff . ▁ 1 r - 1 7 v , ▁including ▁a ▁super numer ary ▁fol . ▁ 9 * ▁inserted ▁after ▁fol . ▁ 9 ) ▁and ▁are ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁trans cription ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁po ems ▁( ff . ▁ 1 8 r - 3 4 r ). ▁It ▁is ▁dedicated ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁to ▁his ▁mist ress ▁and ▁future ▁wife , ▁Mar guer ite ▁Bul li oud . ▁The ▁po ems ▁are ▁in ▁French , ▁except ▁for ▁one ▁in ▁Italian