Paul Lacroix - XVIIIme siècle : Institutions usages et costumes - 1878

Exciting illustrated edition of 21 chromolithographs and 350 wood engravings of this extensive historical and documentary study by Paul Lacroix, also known as Bibliophile Jacob, devoted to French society of the 18th century, from the late years of Louis XIV's reign and the Regency up to the eve of the French Revolution -

Far from being limited to a sequence of political or military events, the author prioritizes the history of manners, institutions, public and private customs, clothing, entertainments and daily habits, in order to restore the atmosphere of an era marked by social contrasts, the refinement of the elites and the progressive transformations of society. -

The opening sections help to understand the organization of the monarchic state, the functioning of administrative and judicial institutions, the place of the nobility, the privileges of the clergy as well as the living conditions of the different categories of the population -

Paul Lacroix - XVIIIth century: Institutions, uses and costumes - 1878 - Firmin-Didot et Cie - XII-523 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, work in its original half green morocco with corners, marbled boards, wear consistent with use, a few minor defects on the cover, spine with fine decorative raised bands, title and author's name gilded -

Very good interior condition, browned paper, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a lovely vignette, work illustrated with 21 chromolithographs and 350 wood engravings, marbled endpapers in good condition, text fairly clean, pleasant copy -

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