Treatise Against The Love Of Finery And The Luxury Of Clothing 1780

Treatise against the Love of Finery and the Luxury of Clothes, second edition 1780 by Abbot François Louis Gauthier This publication appeared at a time when the reign of Louis XVI saw the development of high hairstyles and a sustained renewal of the trimming of dresses thanks to the inventiveness of fashion merchants. The author, drawing on the writings of the Fathers of the Church and the decisions of the councils, denounces the luxury of fashion in the 18th century, strongly advises against the use of rouge and make-up and denounces the fashion for women to dress as an Amazon. The author had previously written a Treatise against dances and bad songs. Small on 12, 250 pages, rubbed covers, some foxing