Choregraphie, ou, L'art de décrire la dance, par caracteres, figures, et signes démonstrat
By Feuillet, Raoul-Auger, 1659 or 60-1710. Published 1701. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.
Description
Colophon: A Paris. De l'imprimerie de Gilles Paulus du Mesnil ... 1700 The 4 unnumbered pages have heading: Supplément des tables precedents ou ce trouve plusieurs pas qui navoyent point encore été marqueés cy devant Printed using a combination of type, woodcut and engraving. Where the manual is predominantly text with simple dance figures as examples, the text is in type and the figures are woodcut; where the figures predominate or include music examples, but there is little text, the entire page is engraved. Only the pages using type and woodcut have the gatherings signed First published in 1700, this manual details a dance notation system that indicates the placement of the feet and six basic leg movements: plié, releveé, sauté, cabriole, tombé, and glissé. Changes of body direction and numerous ornamentations of the legs and arms are also part of the system. The system is based on tr
- Author
- Feuillet, Raoul-Auger, 1659 or 60-1710
- Date
- 1701
- Publisher
- A Paris : Chez l'auteur ... : et chez Michel Brunet ...
- Language
- fre
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US
Subjects
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