xix, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBNs
9780300115574, 0300115571
OCLC
ocn212432508
Includes bibliographical references (pages [260]-316) and index.
The status of the dance -- Discourses on dancing -- Making a ballet -- Forms of dancing -- Dance conquers the Court I: François Ier and Henri II -- Dance conquers the Court II: Catherine de Médicis and her sons -- Dancing in the country -- Dance as transformation -- The rise of the professional