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[(Anonymous)]

So I know virtually nothing about the time period in which I am writing (helllooo, modern AU's) - does anyone know of some good resources for general information about Paris during this time period?

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[(Anonymous)]

Here are a few links I've come across which are useful re the geography, culture and society of Paris in the seventeenth century:

The History of Paris, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7TAOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=guet+royal&source=bl&ots=yL_tRxYsVc&sig=fw9T6ITqw0eP2roCkMOYHArlDRM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kFAiU76-Asy2hAfz4ICgBg&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCg#v=onepage&q&f=false)
The Merian map of Paris from 1615 (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Merian_plan_of_Paris)
Le Monde de d'Artagnan: historical fact from fiction (http://www.lemondededartagnan.fr/SITE/ENG/dartagnan.htm)
Limited preview of Beneath the Cross: looks at religious tensions and war in 16th/17thc France. Some good background details. (http://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Cross-Catholics-Huguenots-Sixteenth-Century/dp/0195070135#reader_0195070135)
My favourite find to date: Nicholas Sanson's 1632 map of the post roads in France, pretty much the key transport system in 17thc France, and it's CLICKABLE. God, I love whoever made this. (http://www.bhpt.org/cartes/carte10118/TemplateWebPage.htm)
A Sense of Place: A Treatise on Prostitution in Seventeenth-Century Paris (http://www.inha.fr/colloques/document.php?id=566) Don't judge me.
Galignani's new illustrated Paris guide (1827) (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fmcEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA488&lpg=PA488&dq=la+force+prison&source=bl&ots=-6VNSGmmNb&sig=pidNrITN3XFwGCGN_u28EzCuTEs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aih0UruBIcnH0QXax4HIBw&ved=0CG4Q6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q&f=false) More historical, geographical and architectural background on Paris.

This is all I have so far but I'll come back and update further if anyone finds it useful.

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[(Anonymous)]

This is lovely. Thank you kind anon.

DA

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[(Anonymous)]

OP

Wow! Thank you so much! ajfskdlajf I will never judge. I have posted at least one of the prostitution!prompts on this meme. ;)

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[(Anonymous)]

For anyone who's interested, I found a couple of links to Culpeper's Complete Herbal, which is a 17th Century English herbalist's encyclopedia.

http://www.complete-herbal.com/culpepper/completeherbalindex.htm

http://bibliomania.com/2/1/66/113/frameset.html

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[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! This is a great resource.

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[(Anonymous)]

Ugh, my html went tits-up. Sorry.

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[(Anonymous)]

DA

You can't post links anon.

Thanks for all the resources though :)

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[(Anonymous)]

That would explain it!