Thomas Jefferson's Paris
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Thomas Jefferson's Paris
By (Author) Howard C. Rice
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
19th May 2015
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions
European history
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
944.36104
Physical Properties
Paperback
168
Width 216mm, Height 279mm
397g
Description
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
Reviews
"Literate, charming, and ... brilliantly well-informed, the book is surely an essential acquisition for the library of the Jefferson or eighteenth-century Paris enthusiast."--Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
