Thomas Jefferson's Paris

✍ Scribed by Howard C. Rice

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 167
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; 1638
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

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✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Contents
Preface
1. A Summary View of Jefferson's Paris
2. The Center of Jefferson's Paris: Palais Royal, Halle Aux Bleds, Rue Saint-Honoré
3. The Center of Jefferson's Paris: Place Louis XV, Tuileries, Louvre
4. New Quarters: The Chaussée d'Antin and the Boulevards
5. New Quarters: The Grille De Chaillot and the Faubourg Du Roule
6. Left Bank: The Faubourg Saint-Germain
7. Left Bank: The Quartier Latin and the Jardin Du Roi
8. Environs of Paris: The Road to Versailles: Passy, Auteuil, Sèvres, Chaville, Versailles
9. Environs of Paris: Bois De Boulogne, Mont Calvaire, and the Road to Saint-Germain
10. Adieu to Jefferson's Paris
Notes
List of Illustrations
Index