Antoine Baudeau de Somaize
Antoine Baudeau, sieur de Somaize (born c. 1630) was a secretary to Marie Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin. He published a Grand Dictionnaire des Prétieuses, ou La Clef de la Langue des Ruelles[1] in 1660; a much enlarged edition was published in 1661. The same year he published a comedy, Le Procez des prétieuses, en vers burlesques.[2]
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Notes
- ↑ The ruelle is the narrow space between a daybed and the wall of its alcove, permitted only to the most intimate company.
- ↑ Catalogue de la Bibliothèque du Château d'Oron.
Further reading
- Duchêne, Roger Les précieuses, ou, Comment l'esprit vint aux femmes
External links
- Works by or about Antoine Baudeau de Somaize at Internet Archive
- Selected entries from Le Grand Dictionnaire des Précieuses (French) (Bibliographical details.)
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