Nooks & Corners of Old Paris

A series of illustrated essays guides the reader through Parisian neighborhoods, tracing streets, squares, churches, palaces, museums, gardens, and everyday customs from earlier centuries to the early twentieth century. Combining architectural description, archival anecdotes, and museum expertise, the narrative records vanished monuments and urban transformations while evoking popular entertainments, promenades, and social life. Organized by districts—the old city, the Île Saint-Louis, the Left and Right Banks—the work pairs historical detail with over a hundred illustrations to map the city's topography and its changing face.