The narrator instructs the reader not to belch or spit at the table, to use a fork in lieu of fingers, and to refrain from rinsing one's mouth out with wine.
The narrator instructs the reader not to belch or spit at the table, to use a fork in lieu of fingers, and to refrain from rinsing one's mouth out with wine. To fulfill this role in life, its author claimed that one needed to be of noble birth, handsome, and good at dueling. In addition, the work stated that this person had to be good at swimming, hunting, riding, and the arts. The work was published in 1528, and quickly became a European bestseller. For ten points, identify this handbook of court life, written by Baldassare Castiglione.
The narrator instructs the reader not to belch or spit at the table, to use a fork in lieu of fingers, and to refrain from rinsing one's mouth out with wine.
{The Courtier}