A merchant of ivory in 16th-century Paris : : the estate inventory of Chicart Bailly / / by Katherine Baker.

• VerfasserIn: Baker, Katherine (Professor),
• Language: English

"While we sometimes think about the past as distant and dusty, portals that can shoot through centuries exist. The estate inventory of Chicart Bailly is one of those gateways, and through its many pages we are transported back into an entirely different material culture - Paris at the turn of t...