The Book of the Courtier

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Publisher's Synopsis

An insider's view of court life and culture during the Renaissance, here is the handiwork of a 16th-century diplomat who was called upon to resolve the differences in a war of etiquette among the Italian nobility. The ultimate resource on aristocratic manners, it remains the most definitive account of life among the Renaissance nobility.

Book information

ISBN: 9780486427027
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
Edition: New edition
DEWEY: 170.44
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 456
Weight: 432g
Height: 154mm
Width: 264mm
Spine width: 35mm