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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)
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Wire worker
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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
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The Poulterer
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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
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The Butcher
624 visits
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The Brewer
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The Baker
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Tailor
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Sword maker
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Swineherd
647 visits
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Spur Maker
901 visits
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Shoe maker
622 visits
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The Pork-butcher (Charcutier).--Fac-simile of a Miniature in a Charter of the Abbey of Solignac (Fourteenth Century).
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Pin and Needle maker
555 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.
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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
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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
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Dice maker
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Image 670
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Image 661
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Image 660
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Image 659
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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
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Cloth Worker
Fac-simile of Engravings on Wood, designed and engraved by J. Amman, in the Sixteenth Century.
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Image 653
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Image 643
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Image 642
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Image 640
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Image 639
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Image 636
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Image 632
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Image 629
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Image 625
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