Daily life details from 18th century Paris – influence of Enlightenment, Jansenism, shifts from corporate bodies to individual rights; opening boulevards and public spaces to permit air to circulate; adding house numbers; centralized authority; etc. Interesting and worth reading.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
The Making of Revolutionary Paris (David Garrioch, 2002)
Daily life details from 18th century Paris – influence of Enlightenment, Jansenism, shifts from corporate bodies to individual rights; opening boulevards and public spaces to permit air to circulate; adding house numbers; centralized authority; etc. Interesting and worth reading.
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