Friday, 2 October 2026 · Almaty

Mirror for Princes: a genre of medieval literature written to instruct rulers, containing precepts and recommendations for dukes, princes and inexperienced kings

Mirror for Princes: a genre of medieval literature written to instruct rulers, containing precepts and recommendations for dukes, princes and inexperienced kings

Thus a French Speculum Principis of the early sixteenth century contains the counsel not to "speak against the sun" and not to "make water facing the sun"

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