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.
Heavily extra-illustrated. Vive la France.
Source
Decretum Universitatis Parisiensis super gorgiasitate muliercularum ad placitum