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How Paris Became Paris - The Invention of the Modern City by Joan DeJean
$32.99 AUD
Category: European | Series: DEJEAN JOAN
At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris was known for isolated monuments but had not yet put its brand on urban space. Like other European cities, it was still emerging from its medieval past. But in a mere century Paris would be transformed into the modern and mythic city we know today.Thoug ...Show more
The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual--And the Modern Home Began by Professor Joan Dejean
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
A critically acclaimed historian of France and French culture identifies the moment in modern history when informality and comfort first became priorities, causing a sudden transformation in the worlds of architecture and interior decoration that would last for centuries. Today it is difficult to imagin ...Show more
The Queen's Embroiderer by Joan DeJean
$43.00 AUD
Category: European
From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France.Paris, 1719. The stock market is surging and the world's first millionaires are buying everything in sight. Against this backdrop, two fami ...Show more
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