Main entry:

Trout, Andrew P.

Title & Author:

City on the Seine : Paris in the time of Richelieu and Louis XIV / Andrew Trout.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1996.

Description:

x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index.
pt. I. Introduction. Ch. 1. Louis XIV's Paris: A Panoramic View -- pt. II. Paris before 1661. Ch. 2. Richelieu the Cardinal-Minister. Ch. 3. War with Spain. Ch. 4. A Mania for Office. Ch. 5. A Gothic City. Ch. 6. Monsieur Vincent and Catholic Reform. Ch. 7. Money, Mobility, and Marriage. Ch. 8. Criminal Justice. Ch. 9. The Marais at Midcentury: Financiers and Officeholders. Ch. 10. The Ile de la Cite at Midcentury: A Lawyer's Quarter. Ch. 11. A Capital in Rebellion, 1648-1652 -- pt. III. Louis XIV's Capital, 1661-1715. Ch. 12. A King Takes Power. Ch. 13. "My Chateau the Bastille" Ch. 14. The Seine: Highway to Paris. Ch. 15. The Seine and Its Tributaries: A Kaleidoscope. Ch. 16. Colbert the Urbanist. Ch. 17. Ceremony and Spectacle. Ch. 18. Louis XIV and the Parisians. Ch. 19. D'Argenson and the Police. Ch. 20. From Baroque to Rococo.

Summary:

Andrew Trout's chronicle of Paris during the period preceding the end of Louis XIV's reign is a fascinating history of the city anchored by the lives of two of its most famous citizens. Beginning with the emergence of Cardinal Richelieu as a political force and concluding with Louis XIV in the last years of his reign, Trout's narrative describes the city as it looked during the seventeenth century and touches on a myriad of interesting questions: Did Paris have sidewalks? Did the houses have numbers? Were residential buildings flush with the street? What were the views like along the River Seine? Illustrated with maps and engravings that bring the city to life, Trout's book offers a view of Paris that is unequaled. City on the Seine: Paris in the Time of Richelieu and Louis XIV, 1614-1715 is an engaging and indispensable work of social history.

Resources:
Table of contents
Book review (H-Net)
Publisher description

ISBN:

0312129335 (cloth)
9780312129330 (cloth)

Subject:

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642.
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
Louis, XIV, King of France, 1638-1715, Contributions in architecture.
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642 Et la contribution urbaine.
Louis XIV, roi de France, 1638-1715 Et l'architecture.
Paris, Giovanni 1747-
Richelieu, Armand Jean Du Plessis, (1585-1642; cardinal duc de) Et l'urbanisme.
Louis XIV, (1638-1715; roi de France) Contribution à l'architecture.
Transportation France Seine River History 17th century.
Urban transportation France Seine River History 17th century.
Transports urbains France Seine (Fleuve) Histoire 17e siècle.
Urban transportation
Transportation
Alltag
Stadtleben
Transports urbains France Paris (France) 17e siècle.
Paris (France) History Louis XIII, 1610-1643.
Paris (France) History Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
Paris (France) Histoire 1610-1643 (Louis XIII)
Paris (France) Histoire 1643-1715 (Louis XIV)
France Paris
France Seine River
Paris (France) Histoire.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 111142
Call No.: DC729.T76 (ID:96-B1884)
Status: Available