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Giora Sternberg, Status Interaction during the Reign of Louis XIV, Oxford University Press, 224 pages, 14 illustrations en noir et blanc, 234 x 156 mm, parution : 03 Juillet 2014 (ISBN: 978-0-19-964034-8). Également disponible en : eBook&#160;Who preceded whom? Who wore what? Which form of address should one use? One of the most striking aspects of the early modern period is the crucial significance that contemporaries ascribed to such questions. In this hierarchical world, status symbols did not simply mirror a pre-defined social and political order; rather, they operated as a key tool for defining and redefining identities, relations, and power. Centuries later, scholars face the twofold challenge of evaluating status interaction in an era where its open pursuit is no longer as widespread and legitimate, and of deciphering its highly sophisticated and often implicit codes. Status Interaction during the Reign of Louis XIV addresses this challenge by investigating status interaction - in dress as in address, in high ceremony and in everyday life - at one of its most important historical arenas: aristocratic society at the time of Louis XIV.&#160;Commander l'ouvrage en ligne (Prix : 60 £)