Memoires on Paris History Society

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Memoires of the Society of the History of Paris and the Ile de France. Volume VII (1880), published in Paris by H. Champion in 1881. Bound copy, 298 pages, paperback, worn cover, fresh interior. Copy on vergé paper. Includes topics such as the Louvre's Caryatids hall by Louis Courajod, the Bastille in 1743 by A. Gazier, and inventory of goods from Pierre Cardonnel in 1438 by L. Douët D'Arcq. Features 'A charlatan of the 18th century' by A. Chevalier and 'Origins of the Parisian Municipality' by Frédéric Lecaron, among others. First part covers the Hanse or Water Merchandise of Paris and the history of the siege of Paris under Henry IV in 1590, based on a newly discovered manuscript by A. Dufour. Includes discussions on the Intendants of the Généralité of Paris by A. de Boislisle.