La Silva Curiosa
La Silva Curiosa (English: The Curious Forest, French: La Silva Curieuse) is a Spanish book by the poet, playwright, author and Navarrese knight Julián Íñiguez de Medrano, dedicated to Queen Margaret of Valois. First published by Nicolas Chesneau in 1583, Paris, Medrano divided it into seven books due to the diverse subject matter. He was in Fontainebleau when Queen Margaret of Valois commanded him to compose a book of Spanish emblems and mottoes and some other work in the Spanish language on various and curious subjects. Julián Íñiguez de Medrano spent hours in Saint Maur and in Bois de Vincennes, composing La Silva Curiosa.
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