Musee Carnavalet /Histoire De Paris / Catalogue

Description

Neolithic pirogues, the great decorations of Parisian private mansions, Marie Antoinette's shoe, a rare photograph of an 1848 barricade, Marcel Proust's pelisse, the memories of an interloped Pigalle, etc., the 71 masterpieces selected in this book tell the story of the political and cultural history of Paris, from prehistoric times to the contemporary era