Creator
N. C.
Title
Les femmes sçavantes, ou, Bibliothèques des dames …
Coverage
Amsterdam
Publisher
M. C. le Cene
Date
1718
Description
Written by an obscure “Monsieur N. C.,” this rare courtesy book offers women moralistic discourses on cultivating the intellect while dispensing useful advice on arranging, maintaining, and conserving a library of choice books. The twenty-nine chapters range from the edifying (“Vices and faults that a wise woman should avoid”) to the practical (“On the ordering of books in a woman’s library”).
Source
Purchased in 1987.