Ettiquette du Palais Imperial
1806
De l'imprimerie impériale, Paris
A first 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.
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