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Book Synopsis
aeo An original and comprehensive study of the origins of intimacy and private life in early modern Europe. aeo Based on extensive research. aeo A fascinating account of life in seventeenth and eighteenth century Paris, the book is also accessible to the general reader.

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'The massive documentation, supplemented by some excellent imaginative writing, enables the author successfully to recreate the material texture of life in Paris.' Colin Heywood, University of Nottingham

Table of Contents
Preface by Pierre Chaunu.

Introduction.

1. Geographic Location of Households in Paris and its Suburbs.

2. A Sample of the Population in Paris.

3. The Parisian Home: From Vertical to Horizontal.

4. Daily Actions in the Privacy of the Home.

5. Elements of Convenience in the Home.

6. Home Decoration.

7. A Look at Spiritual and Cultural Life as seen through Household Objects.

Conclusion.

List of Scholars who contributed to the Preparation of this Work.

Suggested Reading.

Documents.

Birth of Intimacy Privacy and Domestic Life in Early Modern Paris

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      Publisher: Polity Press
      Publication Date: 11/28/1991 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780745606934, 978-0745606934
      ISBN10: 0745606938
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      aeo An original and comprehensive study of the origins of intimacy and private life in early modern Europe. aeo Based on extensive research. aeo A fascinating account of life in seventeenth and eighteenth century Paris, the book is also accessible to the general reader.

      Trade Review
      'The massive documentation, supplemented by some excellent imaginative writing, enables the author successfully to recreate the material texture of life in Paris.' Colin Heywood, University of Nottingham

      Table of Contents
      Preface by Pierre Chaunu.

      Introduction.

      1. Geographic Location of Households in Paris and its Suburbs.

      2. A Sample of the Population in Paris.

      3. The Parisian Home: From Vertical to Horizontal.

      4. Daily Actions in the Privacy of the Home.

      5. Elements of Convenience in the Home.

      6. Home Decoration.

      7. A Look at Spiritual and Cultural Life as seen through Household Objects.

      Conclusion.

      List of Scholars who contributed to the Preparation of this Work.

      Suggested Reading.

      Documents.

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