There exist thousands of books covering every theme of Parisian
life. Several hundred of these are guide books issued only in the
last decade, and a few dictionaries of important Parisian
monuments. However, not until now has a single comprehensive work,
encompassing not only the existing buildings of this great city but
also information about its past and present economic and social
institutions, made its appearance. The Historical Dictionary of
Paris begins with an extensive historical chapter of the twenty
centuries that separate the Gallic farmers and Roman builders of
the city through present-day Paris. The dictionary portion of the
book contains over 400 entries and deals with various features of
life in Paris. It includes brief biographical sketches of
well-known Parisian personalities such as Etienne Marcel, Charles
Baudelaire, Maurice Chevalier, Coco Chanel, and Jacques Chirac. The
book also contains descriptions of the principal districts and
monuments of the city, and numerous thematic entries covering a
variety of topics, from commercials and cultural activities of the
past, to luxury grocery shops and world famous art galleries and
bistros. The book concludes with a large bibliography of nearly one
thousand titles, most of them recent and in English. Also includes
a chronology of Paris, four maps, and sixteen black and white
photographs.
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