The courtier: or, the complete gentleman and gentlewoman. Being, a treatise of the politest manner of educating persons of distinction of both Sexes, and the Qualifications requisite in People of all Ranks from the Prince to the private Gentleman. Interspersed with Curious Dissertations on the Accomplishments of Statuary, Painting, Poetry, Musick, Dancing, Dress, Love, Marriage, &c. Translated from the Italian original of Balthasar, Count Castiglione. In four books

All titles

• The courtier: or, the complete gentleman and gentlewoman. Being, a treatise of the politest manner of educating persons of distinction of both Sexes, and the Qualifications requisite in People of all Ranks from the Prince to the private Gentleman. Interspersed with Curious Dissertations on the Accomplishments of Statuary, Painting, Poetry, Musick, Dancing, Dress, Love, Marriage, &c. Translated from the Italian original of Balthasar, Count Castiglione. In four books
• Libro del cortegiano. English

People / Organizations

• Edmund Curll ("printed for")
• Baldassare Castiglione (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for E. Curll in the Strand, [1729][1728]

Publication year

1729

ESTC No.

T144310

Grub Street ID

191186

Description

xxi,[1],96;336,[8]p. ; 8°.

Note

Translated by Robert Samber

With an index

The second part, containing books II-IV, has separate pagination and register

A reissue of Bettesworth's 1724 edition, with a cancel titlepage

Braces in imprint

Price from imprint: price Six Shillings.

Uncontrolled note

Date from R. Straus, "The unspeakable Curll" (London 1927), p.287