Author: DUBOIS, PIERRE H. & S[IMONE] (EDITORS/COMPILERS),
Title: Isabelle de Charrière Belle de Zuylen. A la recherche d'un art de Vivre; The quest for a philosophy of life. Orig. edition.
Description: S.I., s.n., [circa], 1984. Small oblong 8°., original partly printed and illustrated wrappers, stapled. 48pp. Many black/white illustrations in text and full-page, of which portraits, facims. after old engravings and speciments of handwriting. Bi-lingual text french-english. Catalogue of an exhibition as held upon the occasion of the completion of the Collected works, in 10 vols., being the letters as diaries by Isabelle de Charrière and Belle de Zuylen, published Amsterdam, Van Oorschot, 1979-1984. A nice and lavishly illustrated catalogue supplying extensive biographical and background information which deal with Isabelle de Charrière and Belle van Zuylen, two dutch noble eighteenth century ladies, famous for their letters as diaries and philosopy of life. Very good copy.

Keywords: exhibition biography life belle van zuylen isabelle de charrière literature letters diaries history culture heritage legacy dutch history philosophy enlightment verlichting