Antoine de Courtin, Nouveau traité de la civilité qui se pratique en France parmi les honnestes gens. Cinquieme edition, Paris, chez Helie Josset, 1679.
Firm and elegant coeval full leather binding with gold title and friezes on the spine, overall well preserved. Blank endpapers included, with noble bookplate label by Joseph Gallian de Fontenay.
PP. (XVI), 276, (VI). Complete.
Sheets in very good overall condition, without any particular flaws, except for the usual signs of use and aging.
Fifth edition of this famous and refined treatise/etiquette dedicated to the rules of good manners for living in society, according to the rules recommended and practiced in France in the second half of the seventeenth century in worldly relations.
It prescribes how to behave in different circumstances: at the table, while gambling, while dancing, on the road, in conversation.
Antoine de Courtin (1622-1685), diplomat and scholar, was secretary to Queen Christina of Sweden and appointed ambassador by Colbert.
- Object
- Boek
- Aantal boeken
- 1
- Onderwerp
- Etiquette, Literatuur
- Auteur/ Illustrator
- Antoine de Courtin
- Boektitel
- Nouveau traité de la civilité qui se pratique en France
- Staat
- Zeer goed
- Publicatiejaar oudste item
- 1679
- Druk
- Herdruk
- Taal
- Frans
- Oorspronkelijke taal
- Ja
- Uitgever
- Helie Josset
- Band
- Leder
- Aantal pagina‘s.
- 276
- Afmetingen
- 16,5×9,5 cm