Orchesography
Dover Publications Inc, NY, 1967. 266 p. 24X16 cm. Softcover. Fine condition. Papers very fine, cover slightly yellowish, upper front corner a little bit bent.
First published in 1589 by Thoinòt Arbeau (anagram for Jehan Tabourot). About "social" dancing. Ballroom dancing, marital dances, recreational dancing etc. with descriptions of basse dance, pavan, galliard, tordion, branle, lavolta, gavotte, morris dance, canary Spanish pavan etc. Many illustrations, probably by Arbeau himself. With typical tunes of the dances and the steps to be executed. Admonishments on a suitable behavior.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 0486217450
- Titel
- Orchesography
- Författare
- Arbeau, Thoinot, pseud. för Jehan Tabourot - Evans, Mary Stewart - Backer, Mireille - Sutton, Julia
- Förlag
- New York : Dover
- Utgivningsår
- 1967
- Språk
- English