Les Curmer, L. (Henri Léon) 1801-1870 creator text utu 2012 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Les français peints par eux-mêmes, tome 1" by L. Curmer is an encyclopedic collection published between 1840 and 1842. This ambitious work surveys French society through portraits of different social types, from Parisian shopkeepers to provincial inhabitants. Combining satirical and historical perspectives, renowned writers like Honoré de Balzac and illustrators like Honoré Daumier collaborated to create detailed character studies. Drawing on contemporary scientific theories about human behavior and environment, the collection aims to capture French society in comprehensive detail for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fran%C3%A7ais_peints_par_eux-m%C3%AAmes Release date is 2012-05-22 Produced by Louise Hope, Claudine Corbasson, Music transcribed by Linda Cantoni, and the DP Music Team 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) Original publication data not identified France -- Social life and customs Paris (France) -- Social life and customs Costume -- France DC Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39765 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39765 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133918.0 39765