The Paris of Henry IV: Architecture and Urbanism Ballon, Hilary

The Louvre, the Place Royale now the Place des Vosges, the Place and rue Dauphine, the Pont Neuf, and the Hpital Saint Louis were part of a building program initiated by Henri IV that would be unmatched in Paris for more than two centuries Drawing on previously untapped notarial archives in Pariss Minutier central, Hilary Ballon provides a rich and original account of the crucial period between 1605 and 1610 when Paris was transformed from a medi ISBN10: 0262521970 ISBN13: 9780262521970 Material Type: paperback