1690 1ère édition histoire des perruques et casques collections chapeaux perruques clergé français Jean Thiers

1690 1st ed History ofWIGS & Headwear Hats Perruques French Clergy Jean Thiers

Jean-Baptiste Thierswas a 17th-century French clergyman, who curiously, is best knownfor a treatise on the history and use of the wig. During his tenure at theDiocese of Chartres, there was a prohibition established on the ecclesiasticaluse of wigs. Thiers wrote this work to discuss the evolution of wigs and otherheadpieces and sought to show why they should be allowed. He covers hairbarrettes, square caps, capuchins, chainmail aventails, and other forms ofprotective and cosmetic headdresses.

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THIERS, Jean-Baptiste

Histoire des perruques oùlon fait voir, leur origine, leur usage, leur forme, labus &lirregularité de celles des ecclesiastiques.

A Paris :Aux dépens de lauteur, MDCXC. [1690]. First edition.

Details:

·Collation: Complete with all pages

o [24], 544, [2]

o Signatures: pi1 a¹² A-Y¹² Z⁶ 2A⁴

·Language: French

·Binding: Leather; tight & secure

·Size: ~7inX 4in (18cm x 10cm)

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