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The Book of the Courtier (Il Cortegiano) by Baldassare Castiglione is a lengthy philosophical dialogue on the topic of what constitutes an ideal courtier or (in the third chapter) court lady, worthy to befriend and advise a prince or political leader.[1]

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  1. 31 relations: Aldine Press, Allegory, Apostolic Nunciature to Spain, Baldassare Castiglione, Book of the Civilized Man, Cicero, Classics, Courtesy book, Courtier, Dialogue, Duchy of Urbino, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Etiquette, Fine art, Giovanni Boccaccio, Giovanni della Casa, High Renaissance, Il Galateo, Italian Wars, Mantua, Platonic love, Quintilian, Royal court, Sonnet sequence, Spanish nobility, Sprezzatura, Stefano Guazzo, The Book of the Governor, Thomas Hoby, University of Oregon, Venice.

  2. 1528 books
  3. Duchy of Urbino
  4. Royal and noble courts

Aldine Press

The Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics (Latin and Greek masterpieces, plus a few more modern works).

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Allegory

As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance.

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Apostolic Nunciature to Spain

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Kingdom of Spain is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Spain.

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Baldassare Castiglione

Baldassare Castiglione, Count of Casatico (6 December 1478 – 2 February 1529),Dates of birth and death, and cause of the latter, from, Italica, Rai International online.

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Book of the Civilized Man

Book of the Civilized Man (Urbanus Magnus Danielis Becclesiensis, also known as Liber Urbani, Urbanus Magnus, or Civilized Man), by Daniel of Beccles, is believed to be the first English courtesy book (or book of manners), dating probably from the beginning of the 13th century. The Book of the Courtier and book of the Civilized Man are etiquette.

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Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.

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Classics

Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity.

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Courtesy book

A courtesy book (also book of manners) was a didactic manual of knowledge for courtiers to handle matters of etiquette, socially acceptable behaviour, and personal morals, with an especial emphasis upon life in a royal court; the genre of courtesy literature dates from the 13th century. The Book of the Courtier and courtesy book are etiquette.

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Courtier

A courtier is a person who attends the royal court of a monarch or other royalty.

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Dialogue

Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange.

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Duchy of Urbino

The Duchy of Urbino (Ducato di Urbino) was an independent duchy in early modern central Italy, corresponding to the northern half of the modern region of Marche.

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Elisabetta Gonzaga

Elisabetta Gonzaga (1471–1526) was a noblewoman of the Italian Renaissance, the Duchess of Urbino by marriage to Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro.

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Etiquette

Etiquette is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and norms observed and practised by a society, a social class, or a social group.

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Fine art

In European academic traditions, fine art is made primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork.

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Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist.

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Giovanni della Casa

Giovanni della Casa (28 June 1503 – 14 November 1556) was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society.

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High Renaissance

In art history, the High Renaissance was a short period of the most exceptional artistic production in the Italian states, particularly Rome, capital of the Papal States, and in Florence, during the Italian Renaissance.

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Il Galateo

Galateo: The Rules of Polite Behavior by Florentine Giovanni della Casa (1503–56) was published in Venice in 1558. The Book of the Courtier and il Galateo are etiquette, Italian literature and Renaissance literature.

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Italian Wars

The Italian Wars were a series of conflicts fought between 1494 and 1559, mostly in the Italian Peninsula, but later expanding into Flanders, the Rhineland and Mediterranean Sea.

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Mantua

Mantua (Mantova; Lombard and Mantua) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the province of the same name.

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Platonic love

Platonic love is a type of love in which sexual desire or romantic features are nonexistent or have been suppressed, sublimated, or purgated, but it means more than simple friendship.

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Quintilian

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (35 – 100 AD) was a Roman educator and rhetorician born in Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing.

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Royal court

A royal court, often called simply a court when the royal context is clear, is an extended royal household in a monarchy, including all those who regularly attend on a monarch, or another central figure. The Book of the Courtier and royal court are royal and noble courts.

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Sonnet sequence

A sonnet sequence is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work, although generally, unlike the stanza, each sonnet so connected can also be read as a meaningful separate unit.

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Spanish nobility

The Spanish nobility are people who possess a title of nobility confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, as well as those individuals appointed to one of Spain's three highest orders of knighthood, the Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of Charles III and Order of Isabella the Catholic.

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Sprezzatura

Sprezzatura is an Italian word that refers to a kind of effortless grace, the art of making something difficult look easy, or maintaining a nonchalant demeanor while performing complex tasks. The Book of the Courtier and Sprezzatura are Italian literature.

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Stefano Guazzo

Stefano Guazzo (1530–1593) was an Italian writer from Casale Monferrato.

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The Book of the Governor

The Boke named the Governour, sometimes referred to in modern English as The Book of the Governor, is a book written by Thomas Elyot and published in 1531. The Book of the Courtier and the Book of the Governor are etiquette.

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Thomas Hoby

Sir Thomas Hoby (1530 – 13 July 1566) was an English diplomat and translator.

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University of Oregon

The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon.

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Venice

Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.

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See also

1528 books

Duchy of Urbino

Royal and noble courts

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Courtier

Also known as Book of the Courtier, Il Cortegiano, Il libro del cortegiano, The Courtier.