Napoleon at Home - Vol. I
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| Autore: |
Masson Frédéric
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| Titolo: |
Napoleon at Home - Vol. I
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| Pubblicazione: | San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (112 pages) |
| Altri autori: |
Anon
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| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I.-ETIQUETTE. -- The old and the new régime-The King-The Nobility-The Clergy-The Third Estate-The People-The principle of authority abolished by the Revolution - The necessity Napoleon was under to re-establish it-The origin which he assigns to his power-Charlemagne-StranThe true life of Napoleon goes on in the private apartment. -- II.-THE APARTMENTS. THEIR PROTECTION. -- Where to look for the apartments of the Emperor-The arrangement of them more important than the furniture-Division of the apartments of the palace-State apartments --Ordinary apartments-Apartment of honour -Interior apartment-Secret apartment-Arrangement Proposed formation of companies of body-guards at the end of 1812. -- III.-THE TOILET. -- The Emperor's bedroom-His awakening-The first valet-de-chambre, Constant-The admission of a courier-The service of health-Yvan-Corvisart-Tea-The bath-valet-de-chambre of the toilet-Roustam, Saint-Denis, called Ali-Wages and perquisites-The beard-Large useMoney. -- IV.-THE MORNING LEVÉE. -- The chamberlain of the day-The salon de service-The service-The grand entrées-The salon of the ordinary apartment - The Lever - Audiences-Favours granted - Etiquette observed at audiences. -- V.-DÉJEUNER. -- Déjeuner waits-Service of Déjeuner -Guignet, known as Dunan, maître d'hôtel-The menu-How the Emperor took Déjeuner -His tastes in cookery-The soldier's soup-A hair-Crépinettes of partridge-Chambertin-Table service and plate-The King of Rome at Déjeuner-ChThe chefs. -- VI.-THE EMPEROR'S STUDY. -- Visits to the Empress-The Study-Its furniture-The back cabinet - The topographical cabinet - The private secretary-Méneval-Fain-The keeper of the portfolio-The secretaries of the cabinet: Clarke, Mousier, and the office of translators-Deponthon-The topogrManuscript dictionaries. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Napoleon at Home |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Napoleon at Home - Vol. I |
| ISBN: | 1-78289-036-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910163172103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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