Thomas Jefferson''s Paris

Zusatztext "Literate! charming! and ... brilliantly well-informed! the book is surely an essential acquisition for the library of the Jefferson or eighteenth-century Paris enthusiast." Informationen zum Autor Howard C. Rice Klappentext This handsomely illustrated picture book provides a remarkable glimpse of the Paris Jefferson knew-Paris on the eve of the French Revolution. The houses, gardens, bookshops, and landmarks of the time are brought to life through commentary and drawings, paintings, and maps.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Zusammenfassung This handsomely illustrated picture book provides a remarkable glimpse of the Paris Jefferson knew--Paris on the eve of the French Revolution. The houses, gardens, bookshops, and landmarks of the time are brought to life through commentary and drawings, paintings, and maps. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the lates

Product details

• Authors: Howard Rice, Howard C. Rice, Rice Howard C.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9780691616995
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61699-5
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; France, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / France, ART / European, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, C 1700 To C 1800, French Revolution, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions