Status Interaction During the Reign of Louis XIV
Who preceded whom? Who wore what? Which form of address should one use? One of the most striking aspects of the early modern period is the crucial significance that contemporaries ascribed to such questions.
In this hierarchical world, status symbols did.
- First published
- 2016
- Publishers
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
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