The Decretals of the University of Paris on the Liberty of Décolletage in Young Women

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Creator

The Masters of the Sorbonne

Title

The Decretals of the University of Paris on the Liberty of Décolletage in Young Women

Coverage

Paris

Publisher

Henri Estienne

Date

1514

Subject

First mentioned in Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel

Description

“Ah, Monsieur Rabelais,” said a New Yorker cartoon, “there’s just no word to describe that earthy humor of yours.” Lacking such a word, the Doctors of the Sorbonne were ill-equipped to confront the fullness of the problems staring them in the face. Although the investigation exposed matters to a discussion of the inadvisability of tight restrictions, the masters finally concluded that considerable further exploratory work remained to be accomplished.
Heavily extra-illustrated. Vive la France.

Source

Decretum Universitatis Parisiensis super gorgiasitate muliercularum ad placitum