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Fac-simile of a Woodcut of the "Ordonnances de la Prevosté des Marchands de Paris," in folio: 1500.
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The towns of Rouen and Caen were especially manufacturing cities, and were very rich. This was the case with Rouen particularly, which was situated on the Seine, and was at that time an extensive depôt for provisions and other merchandise which was sent down the river for export, or was imported for future internal consumption. Already Paris, the abode of kings, and the metropolis of government, began to foreshadow the immense development which it was destined to undergo, by becoming the centre of commercial affairs, and by daily adding to its labouring and mercantile population
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William Malgeneste, the King's Huntsman, as represented on his Tomb, formerly in the Abbey of Long-Pont. (for Louis IX)
1000 visits
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Wire worker
765 visits
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Whale-Fishing. Fac-simile of a Woodcut in the "Cosmographie Universelle" of Thevet, in folio: Paris, 1574.
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Treading the Grape
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Fac-simile of Engravings on Wood, designed and engraved by J. Amman, in the Sixteenth Century.
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In the sixteenth century, Liébault enumerated nineteen sorts of grapes, and Olivier de Serres twenty-four, amongst which, notwithstanding the eccentricities of the ancient names, we believe that we can trace the greater part of those plants which are now cultivated in France. For instance, it is known that the excellent vines of Thomery, near Fontainebleau, which yield in abundance the most beautiful table grape which art and care can produce, were already in use in the reign of Henry IV.
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Pliny makes mention of several wines of the Gauls as being highly esteemed. He nevertheless reproaches the vine-growers of Marseilles, Beziers, and Narbonne with doctoring their wines, and with infusing various drugs into them, which rendered them disagreeable and even unwholesome.
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The River Fisherman, designed and engraved, in the Sixteenth Century, by J. Amman.
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The Poultry Dealer
726 visits
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The Poulterer
915 visits
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The Pond Fisherman.--Fac-simile of a Woodcut of the "Cosmographie Universelle" of Munster, folio, Basle, 1549.
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The Miller
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The Manufacture of Oil, drawn and engraved by J. Amman in the Sixteenth Century.
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The Cook
663 visits
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The Butcher
753 visits
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The Brewer
817 visits
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The Baker
811 visits
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Tailor
797 visits
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Sword maker
973 visits
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Swineherd
788 visits
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Spur Maker
1033 visits
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Shoe maker
773 visits
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The Pork-butcher (Charcutier).--Fac-simile of a Miniature in a Charter of the Abbey of Solignac (Fourteenth Century).
663 visits
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Pin and Needle maker
699 visits
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Manufacture of Cheese
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Lawyer.--From the "Danse des Morts" of Basle, engraved by Mérian: in 4to, Frankfort, 1596.
873 visits
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Hay Carriers
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Three people making hats in the middle ages. One appears to be a child.
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Group of Goldsmiths preceding the Chasse de St. Marcel in the Reign of Louis XIII.--From a Copper-plate of the Period (Cabinet of Stamps in the National Library of Paris).
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Goldsmith
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Goldbeater
841 visits
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Dyer
Fac-simile of Engravings on Wood, designed and engraved by J. Amman, in the Sixteenth Century.
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Image 676
703 visits
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Dice maker
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Image 670
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Image 661
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Image 660
698 visits
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Image 659
717 visits
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Conveyance of Fish by Water and Land.--Fac-simile of an Engraving in the Royal Statutes of the Provostship of Merchants, 1528.
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Image 657
768 visits
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Cloth Worker
Fac-simile of Engravings on Wood, designed and engraved by J. Amman, in the Sixteenth Century.
1690 visits
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Image 653
751 visits
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Image 643
721 visits
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Image 642
668 visits
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Image 640
675 visits
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Image 639
687 visits
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Image 636
692 visits
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Image 632
612 visits
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Image 629
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Image 625
701 visits