Collectif - Journal des Demoiselles - 1863

Beautiful illustrated edition of this 19th-century-born female periodical aimed at a readership of young women seeking culture, moral guidance, and entertainment.

This collective volume offers a mosaic of content blending inspiring stories, new morals, poetry, historical or geographical articles, etiquette tips, fashion sections, and needlework projects, all while incorporating more contemporary elements related to the social and cultural developments of the post-war period.

The illustrations, now modernized by photography and more stylized engraving, enrich the text and reflect the editorial aesthetic of the 1960s, characterized by a desire to visually seduce while educating.

The entire work preserves the educational and moral purpose of the title but adapts to the expectations of a generation of readers facing the modernization of women's roles, the rise of consumerism, and France's cultural openness.

This issue thus illustrates the tension between the continuity of an edifying women's press model and adaptation to the changes from the late Belle Époque to the modernity of the Trente Glorieuses, where domestic pedagogy is combined with a broader curiosity about the contemporary world.

Collective - Journal des Demoiselles - 1963 - At the Journal Office
380 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its original half red leather, with signs of use, smooth spine decorated with gold lines, gilded titling and date.

Good interior condition, browning, texts in two columns, work enriched with beautiful color illustrations, marbled endpapers in good condition.

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