Mundus muliebris: or, The ladies dressing-room unlock'd, and her toilette spread : In burlesque. Together with the Fop-dictionary compiled for the use of the fair sex

Evelyn, Mary, 1665-1685, Evelyn, John, 1620-1706, writer of preface, attributed name, Bentley, Richard, -1697, bookseller, Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner, Barron, Edward Jackson, former owner, Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834-1912, bookplate designer, engraver, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) · 1690 · London, Printed for R. Bentley in Russel-Street in Covent Garden, 1690. · 2 pictures

Mundus muliebris is a 1690 satirical mock-guide to women's dressing and fashion, printed in London by Richard Bentley in Covent Garden and attributed to Mary Evelyn with a preface credited to John Evelyn, aimed at a female readership. Its two engravings show a seated lady reading a book beside a richly furnished room, and women attending a four-poster bed, with clean line work, tall arched architecture and period dress that a designer could draw on for historical costume and interiors.

Conduct of life · Early works to 1800 · England · English poetry · English wit and humor · Humor · London · Women

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