Name: The Book of the Courtier
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Author: Castiglione, Baldassare
ISBN: 9781781394274

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Author

Baldassare Castiglione

Publisher

Benediction Classics

Language

English

Pages

380

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 12.7 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.41 kg.

ISBN13

9781781394274

Synopsis "The Book of the Courtier"

The Book of the Courtier (Il Cortegiano), describing the behaviour of the ideal courtier (and court lady) was one of the most widely distributed books in the 16th century. It remains the definitive account of Renaissance court life. This edition, Thomas Hoby's 1561 English translation, greatly influenced the English ideal of the "gentleman". Baldesar Castiglione, a courtier at the court of Urbino, at that time the most refined and elegant of the Italian courts. Practising his principles, counted many of the leading figures of his time as friends, and was employed on sensitive diplomatic missions. He was a close personal friend of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, who painted the sensitive portrait of Castiglione on the cover of this edition. Also available in hardcover. (isbn 9781781391860)

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