Arcana aulica, or, Walsingham's manual of prudential maxims for the statesman and the courtier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Refuge, Eustache de, -1617.

Contributor:

Walsingham, Edward, -1663.

Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1532-1590.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Favorites, Royal.

Great Britain--Court and courtiers.

Great Britain.

Courts and courtiers.

Favorites, Royal--England.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.

History.

England.

Physical Description:

xvi, 186 pages ; 14 cm

Other Title:

Walsingham's manual of prudential maxims for the statesman and the courtier.

Place of Publication:

London : Reprinted for W.S. and sold by G. and W. Nicol, 1810.

Notes:

"London : Printed by T.C. 1655."

"Translated into English by Edward Walsingham from a French manuscript copy of the second part of Traité de la cour, ou, Instruction des courtisans, first printed at London, 1652. The authorship of this work has been generally attributed to Sir Francis Walsingham, but the original was a French work by Eustache du Refuge first published anonymously at Paris, 1617, with the title Traité de la cour ... republished 1618, 1619, etc." -- NUC pre- 56.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: all pages after 168 wanting.

OCLC:

165936033