Etrennes D'eupheme, Nourrice Des Muses. [1789 Fine Binding]

Paris: Langlois Fils, Libraire,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1789. First Edition. Leather. 32 mo; 187, [5] pages; 1 vol. Full red morocco leather binding with gilt decorations. All edges gilt. End papers dark blue. Book dealers penciled notes on end paper. The Ephesians who cherished the muses. Foldout- Terpsichore (the muse of dance) : pp. 129-142. Social and ancient dance is covered, includingsacred dance and others forms like danse astronomique and danses bachiques. Includes a sectionon the development of the choreographic system of Feuillet (1700) (pp. 134-142) with a foldingplate showing Feuillet notation that explains basic steps for dances at Court (Giraudet, p. 544, no. 265). Sam; ll illutration inserted at the back/. Links ancient mythology to Enlightenment thinking by placing each of the nine muses. History of literature and development of scientific method. Just antedating the Revolution it may have been of great use tothe Freemasons of France. Etrennesd’Eupheme might have been published for Freemasons, origin of a modern art or science .