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Antique 1873 Antique Leather Book "Habits, Uses and Costumes of the Middle Age" by Paul Lacroix

Paul Lacroix (April 27, 1806 - October 16, 1884), French author and journalist, was born in Paris, the son of a novelist. He is best known under his pseudonym of P.L. Jacob, bibliophile, or Bibliophile Jacob, suggested by the constant interest he took in public libraries and books generally. Lacroix was an extremely prolific and varied writer. More than twenty historical romances alone came from his pen, and he also wrote a variety of serious historical works, including a history of Napoleon III, and the life and times of the Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. He was the joint author with Ferdinand Séré of a five-volume work, Le moyen âge et la renaissance (1847), a standard work on the manners, customs and dress of those times, the chief merit of which lies in the great number of illustrations it contains. He also wrote many monographs on phases of the history of culture, including Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period. Over the signature Pierre Dufour was published an exhaustive six-volume Histoire de la prostitution (1851-1854), which has always been attributed to Lacroix. His works on bibliography were also extremely numerous, as was his periodical Revue universelle des arts [Universal Review of the Arts], which he founded in 1855. In 1885 he was appointed librarian of the Arsenal Library, Paris. 1873 Lacroix MEDIEVAL Europe Moyen Age Renaissance Art Customs Society + EXQUISITE chromolithographs / See photos EXQUISITELY ILLUSTRATED WITH 400 woodcuts and 15 chromolithographs! Author: P L Jacob; Franz Kellerhoven / Paul Lacroix Title: Mœurs, usages et costumes au moyen âge et à l'époque de la renaissance Published: Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1873.