Etiquette

Rime et prose…in quest' ultima edizione…tradotto in lingua latina del celebre Nicolo Fierberto [Nicholas Fitzherbert].

Naples: Presso Domenico Pianeso, 1781.

Price: $350.00


About the item

376 pp. 1 vols. 24mo. Etiquette. Contemporary vellum. Some wear to vellum, penned name on spine, text loosened in binding, title and some leaves rubbed, light soiling or discoloration, else a very good copy.

Item #32791

Contains his treatise on medieval etiquette and manners “Gatateo.” Fitzherbert left England to be able to openly practice Catholicism, he matriculated at the University of Douay and studied civil law in Bologna. Tried for treason in England for his catholic interests he resided in Rome and was the secretary to Cardinal Allen.