Project Gutenberg 2017-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 248 Franklin, Alfred 1830 1917 Bibliophile Franklin, Alfred Louis Auguste La vie privée d'autrefois; Arts et métiers, modes, moeurs, usages des parisiens du XIIe au XVIIIe siècle. Les soins de toilette; Le savoir-vivre Produced by Isabelle Kozsuch, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "La vie privée d'autrefois; Arts et métiers, modes, moeurs, usages des Parisiens…" by Alfred Franklin is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the social customs, daily life, and hygiene practices of Parisians from the 12th to the 18th century, revealing the societal attitudes toward cleanliness and personal grooming. It provides a comprehensive look at an era where barbers also served as surgeons, emphasizing the evolution of personal care over centuries. The opening of the book introduces the historical context of barbers in Paris, detailing their dual role as surgeons and personal groomers up until the mid-17th century. It discusses a significant shift initiated by King Louis XIII in the 1630s to separate barbering and surgical practices into distinct professions, responding to public concerns about hygiene. The text paints a vivid picture of past attitudes toward cleanliness, revealing how even basic bathing habits were influenced by cultural and religious beliefs, and sets the stage for a deeper exploration of personal care, societal norms, and the evolution of manners in Parisian life throughout the subsequent centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Paris (France) -- Social life and customs DC Text FR Peuples et Sociétés FR Sciences et Techniques Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 501230 2025-07-22T10:20:57.022473 text/html 470640 2024-10-23T02:57:11 text/html 1959539 2025-07-22T10:21:07.428428 application/epub+zip 1965238 2025-07-22T10:20:59.098537 application/epub+zip 235130 2025-07-22T10:20:58.004485 application/epub+zip 2114467 2025-07-22T10:21:12.506398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2052559 2025-07-22T10:21:06.324438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328442 2022-08-25T09:19:46.037799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301408 2025-07-22T10:20:55.279490 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 281078 2024-10-23T02:57:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17536 2025-07-22T10:21:12.656399 application/rdf+xml 13163 2025-07-22T10:20:58.176462 image/jpeg 2296 2025-07-22T10:20:58.092471 image/jpeg 1712867 2025-07-22T10:20:57.104503 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia