Curia Politiae: Or, The Apologies of Several Princes: Justifying to the World Their most Eminent Actions, by the Strength of Reason, And the most Exact Rules of Policie.
SCUDéRY, Georges de.
Curia Politiae: Or, The Apologies of Several Princes: Justifying to the World Their most Eminent Actions, by the Strength of Reason, And the most Exact Rules of Policie.
First edition of Georges de Scudéry's Curia Politiae: Or, The Apologies of Several Princes
London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1654.
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First edition in English of Scudéry’s great catalogue of eminent world leaders, published early in early in Cromwell’s Commonwealth. Small quarto, bound in full contemporary tree calf with gilt tooling to the spine, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece, with 11 engraved portraits including those of Emperor Charles the Fifth; Matthias Corvin, King of Hungary; Mahoment the Second, the Grand Seignior; James the First, King of England; and Henry the Eighth, King of England among others. With the final page issued by Thurloe appointing Moseley to print the work. In very good condition. Bookplates and bibliographic entry to the pastedown. Uncommon in this condition and with all 11 plates plus frontispiece intact.
Curia Politiae by Georges de Scudéry is a seventeenth-century political and moral treatise that reflects on the nature of governance, courtly conduct, and the exercise of power within a structured society. Written in the context of early modern European court culture, the work examines the roles and responsibilities of rulers and courtiers, emphasizing prudence, virtue, and the maintenance of order in political life.
