H. Gourdon de Genouillac / Henri Martin - Paris a travers les siècles. Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens - 1881

Captivating illustrated edition with 60 engravings printed outside the main text and 16 color plates, of this study devoted to one of the capital's most emblematic buildings and to the history of Parisian municipal institutions -

Through this publication, the author traces the evolution of the Hôtel de Ville over nearly four centuries, from the early stages of the building's construction in the 16th century to its reconstruction and its inauguration at the end of the 19th century, after its destruction during the events of the Paris Commune in 1871 -

The history of the building is closely intertwined with that of municipal power, Parisian political life, and the successive transformations of the city -

In 1535, under the reign of Francis I, construction begins of the edifice that must house the municipal authorities and affirm Paris as the political, economic, and cultural capital of the kingdom -

H. Gourdon de Genouillac / Henri Martin - Paris through the Ages. National History of Paris and Parisians from the foundation of Lutetia to our days - 1881 - Volume I, II, III, IV and V - F. Roy -
480, 504, 456, 480, 504 pages

Good condition of bindings, works in their original half-leather bindings, marbled covers, signs of use, a few minor defects on covers and spine (spine cracked), some heads and corners worn, speckled edges, spine with raised bands, gilded titles, volume numbers and author's name -

Good interior condition, some stains, title pages printed in red and black and adorned with a small vignette, illustrated edition with 60 engravings outside the text and 16 color engravings, text in two columns, endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy -

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