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LACROIX (Paul). XVIIIme Siècle Institutions Usages et Costumes: France 1700-1789. Paris. 1878. - LACROIX (Paul) XVIIIme Siècle Institutions Usages et Costumes: France 1700-1789 . Troisième Édition. Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot, 1878. XII, 524 pp., 21 cromolitografias, 32 gravuras extra-texto: il.; 290 mm. Third edition of this important monograph on 18th-century French society, originally published in 1875 by Librairie de Firmin-Didot. It is part of the series of volumes that Paul Lacroix dedicated to the institutions, customs, and traditions of France in different historical periods, covering in this volume the period between 1700 and 1789. This volume systematically and thoroughly examines the social structure of the French Ancien Régime, with chapters dedicated to the king and court, the nobility, the bourgeoisie, and the common people, covering areas such as the army, the clergy, finance, commerce, justice, gastronomy, travel, theater, and fashion. The iconographic apparatus is remarkable: 21 chromolithographs and over 300 wood engravings based on works by Watteau, Boucher, Lancret, Vernet, Chardin, Moreau, Cochin, and other great masters of the 18th century, under the direction of Auguste Racinet. The Firmin-Didot edition is recognized as a high-quality technical and aesthetic publishing achievement, meticulously crafted in its typography, illustration, and paper. Estimated. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate