The Ceremonial City : Toulouse Observed, 1738-1780.

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From public executions to religious processions to political festivities, Toulouse's ceremonial life was remarkably rich in the decades prior to the French Revolution. In an engaging portrait that conveys this provincial city in all its splendor and misery, Robert Schneider explores how Toulous...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schneider, Robert A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Barthès, Pierre, > 1704-1781. > Heures perdues.
Barthes, Pierre, > 1704-. > Heures perdues.
Heures perdues (Barthès, Pierre)
1700-1799
Rites and ceremonies > France > Toulouse > History > 18th century.
Rites et cérémonies > France > Toulouse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Rites and ceremonies
Toulouse (France) > History.
France > Toulouse
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents13;
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION13;
  • CHAPTER ONE The Observer and His Diary
  • CHAPTER TWO The City
  • CHAPTER THREE Justice in the Streets
  • CHAPTER FOUR Public Devotions
  • CHAPTER FIVE Political Festivities
  • CONCLUSION Thinking about the Ceremonial City13;
  • INDEX.

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