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Des Ballets Anciens et Modernes selon les regles du Theatre (Menestrier, Paris 1682)
Publisher: Claude-Francois Menestrier, S.J. (1631-1705; Jesuit theoretician of court spectacle, ecuyer en titre of Lyon court entertainments) / Chez Re…Year: 1682
The foundational French theory of court ballet composition, applying Aristotle to dance theatre.