The code of Terpsichore The art of dancing, comprising its theory and practice, and a history of its rise and progress, from the earliest times
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by C. Blasis ... Translated under the author's immediate inspection by R. Barton] (statement of responsibility)
On spine: Code of Terpsichore. By C. Blasis ... With seventeen plates; illustrating upwards of sixty positions. With original quadrilles and waltzes. Arranged for the piano-forte.
Barton's English translation of Code complet de la danse, which was subsequently translated into French by Paul Vergnaud under title: Manuel complet de la danse.
"Programmes, containing examples of every species of ballets. Composed by C. Blasis": p. 259-484.
L.C. copy imperfect: t.-p. wanting; title supplied from the Catalogue of the Bibliothèque nationale.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. (additional physical form)
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