<Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> Aldine Press </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> 1528 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Book of the Courtier (Italian: Il Cortegiano (il korteˈdʒaːno)) is a courtesy book or book of manners which dealt with issues of etiquette, behaviour and morals, particularly at princely, or royal courts . Courtesy literature can be traced back to 13th century German and Italian writers . The Book of the Courtier was written by Baldassare Castiglione over the course of many years, beginning in 1508, and was ultimately published in 1528 by the Aldine Press in Venice just before his death . An English edition was published in 1561 . </P> <P> The Book of the Courtier addresses the constitution of a perfect courtier, and in its last installment, a perfect lady . It takes the form of a Renaissance dialogue, a literary form that incorporated elements of drama, conversation, philosophy, and essay . Considered the definitive account of Renaissance court life, it is cited frequently, along with Stefano Guazzo's The civil conversation of 1574 and Giovanni Della Casa's Galateo of 1558, as an important resource on court life during the Italian Renaissance . </P>

When was the book of the courtier written