Ettiquette du Palais Imperial - 1808
A second edition of this uncommon guide to appropriate formal behavior in the
Napoleonic court, published just two years after Napoleon crowned himself
emperor of France. Extremely precise descriptions of all court proceedings are
provided, detailing the etiquette of processions, balls and concerts, pages'
service, bureaucratic functions as accomplished by individual officers, and the
preparation of the Emperor's breakfast. The work is generally attributed to the
Comte de Ségur, a diplomat and historian who served under Rochambeau in the
American War of Independence; he also published works on classical and Jewish
history.
Second edition, 306 pages,
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