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The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis XIV
The Splendid Century Life in the France of Louis XIV
Author: W. H. Lewis
Pleasures and palaces are, of course, an enormously entertaining part of this vivid account of France under Louis XIV. More important is the author's exploration of the political, economic, social and artistic forces that developed during the long reign of the Sun-King. It was an age of contradictions and compromises and high taxes and formal ma...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780881339215
ISBN-10: 0881339210
Publication Date: 1/1997
Pages: 306
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Publisher: Waveland Press
Book Type: Paperback
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