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The History of Court Fools
Author(s): Doran, Dr
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Fair |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Dust Jacket Protection: | N/A |
| Signature: | None |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Richard Bentley |
| Publication Year: | 1858 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 027372 |
| Catalogue(s): | History - Europe |
390pp. In red buckram covered boards, with gilt titles and decorations on front panel, blind embossed decorations front and rear. Brown endpapers. 8vo. Boards are worn and soiled, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, with a little fraying around spine ends. Old label from Mudie's Library, Manchester on front panel. Text block edges toned. Internally a little spotting with pages showing some mild signs of reading. Volume shaken.
An examination of this history of role and significance of jesters in European Royal Courts in the medieval and renaissance periods.