Ladurie, Le Roy Emmanuel.

Carnival in Romans.

First Edition. New York, George Braziller, Inc., 1979. 16 x 23.5 cm. xvi, 426 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

The city of Romans in southern France had a population of nearly 8,000 in the sixteenth century. Each February it was the scene of a colourful and animated Mardi Gras Festival. In 1580 the winter festivities degenerated into a bloody ambush where the notables killed or imprisoned the leaders of the craftsman party.
Includes for example the following chapters: The Urban and Rural Setting, Taxes: Commoner versus Noble, Strikes and Debts, Mardi Gras 1580 or God on Our Side, a Slaughter of Peasants, The Winter Festival, etc.

• Keywords: Dauphiné · France · French History · Travel
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807609285
• Inventory Number: 41838AB

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