The "Lit de Justice" of the Kings of France: Constitutional Ideology in Legend, Ritual, and Discourse (Princeton Legacy Library)

by Sarah Hanley

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In this study of the Lit de Justice assembly, Sarah Hanley draws on history, legend, ritual, and discourse to show how constitutional ideologies were propagated in the Grand-chambre of the Parlement of Paris during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Originally published in 1983.

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  • ISBN13 9781400855360
  • Publish Date 14 July 2014 (first published 21 October 1983)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Princeton University Press