xix, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-316) and index.
Contents
The status of the dance -- Discourses on dancing -- Making a ballet -- Forms of dancing -- Dance conquers the Court I: François Ier and Henri II -- Dance conquers the Court II: Catherine de Médicis and her sons -- Dancing in the country -- Dance as transformation -- The rise of the professional.