Le debat de Cuidier et de Fortune by Olivier de La Marche
Twine crochet work, with illustrations by active 1883-1884 Marie Louise Kerzman is a needlework manual written in the late 19th century. The book likely teaches practical twine-crochet techniques and patterns, using clear illustrations to guide readers in making sturdy household and decorative items. In a dream-vision framed at daybreak, a narrator overhears a fierce debate between Cuidier (bold presumption) and Fortune, who arrives atop her ever-turning wheel, blindfolded and imperious. Cuidier boasts
that human will, courage, learning, arms, trade, marriage, crafts, farming, amorous service, strength, hunting, travel, shepherding, heraldic office, and even religious devotion can secure success; Fortune counters each claim with vivid classical and biblical examples—Hercules, Hector, Alexander, Nabuchodonosor, Oedipus, Absalom, Samson, David, and the martyrs—to prove her unpredictable dominion over all estates of life. Appointed judge, the narrator shrinks from pronouncing sentence, recalling the peril of Paris’s golden apple, then wakes and records the vision, noting it was composed in captivity after the calamity at Nancy and mourning his fallen lord. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | La Marche, Olivier de, 1426?-1502 |
|---|---|
| Title | Le debat de Cuidier et de Fortune |
| Original Publication | Valenciennes: Jehan de Liège, ca 1500. |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French poetry -- To 1500 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77414 |
| Release Date | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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