WICQUEFORT, Abraham de.

L'ambassadeur et ses fonctions. Par monsieur de Wicquefort. 1-2.

The Hague, Maurice Georg Veneur, 1682. 4:o. (4),+ 658,+ (58); (4),+ 308,+ (15) pp. Spotting throughout and a few minor dampsstains. Worn contemporary full calf, with gilt spine, tears at head and tail. Second edition of this important study of diplomatics, printed in several editions and translations. First published in The Hague in 1680-81. The Dutchman Abraham de Wicquefort (1606-1682), who wrote “L'ambassadeur et ses Fonctions” in prison, is the first author whose focus was more on actual diplomatic practise. “The purpose of this work was to describe what an envoy does and how he should conduct himself. He was on the threshold of a new development and gave the literature on diplomacy a new orientation”. Wicquefort was from 1642 Brandenburg diplomat in Paris, but was imprisoned by Cardinal Mazarin in 1659 and in 1660 expelled. He then stayed in Hague, but was in 1679 imprisoned for life for high treason. Beside this book and a history of the Netherlands, he also translated the travels by Olearius into French.

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