Nursery Life 300 Years Ago: The Story of a Dauphin of France, 1601-10. Taken from the Journal of Dr Jean Héroard, Physician-In-Charge, and from Ot

ISBN-13: 9781032350004 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 170 str.

Lucy Crump

Opis

Originally published in 1929, Nursery Life 300 Years Ago is about the childhood of a seventeenth-century Dauphin of France, taken from the journal of Dr. Jean Heìroard, physician-in-charge and other contemporary sources, which is used as a medium for describing the education, toys and other social aspects of childhood at that time.

Spis treści

1. The Birth of a Dauphin  2. The Children’s Home  3. Baby Days at St Germain-en-Lave  4. New Experiences  5. Games and Toys  6. Life at Fontainebleau  7. Picture-Books and Lessons  8. Music, Dances, and Court Ceremonies  9. Meals and Table Manners  10. Toilet and Dress  11. Old Ways in Medicine.  L’Envoi.