French government documents and political pamphlets, 1626-1804 (inclusive).

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French government documents and political pamphlets, 1626-1804 (inclusive).

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Printed censorship decrees (1626-1789) issued by the Parlement of Paris, provincial Parlements, the Conseil d'Etat du Roi, bishops and archbishops in France, Pope Clemens XI, and others make up the largest part of this collection. Most of the works banned are ecclesiastical. A small amount of political literature and government decrees from the period of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era are also included.

2 linear ft. (5 boxes)

Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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