L'esprit de cour, ou, Les cent conversations galantes
A 1681 Paris conversation manual by Paul Bary, published by C. de Sercy, offering polite court dialogue for readers of French society and savoir-vivre. The four pictures are small woodcut vignettes of flower arrangements in footed urns, with tulips, roses, and sprigs spreading in symmetrical fans. A designer could take from them the compact symmetry of 17th-century ornament, useful for borders, headpieces, or botanical motifs in period-style layouts.
