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The history of France in its legal texts

Collection de texts of law and decrees from the 17th to the early 19th century

A collection of text of laws and decrees of the time. Now available online.

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Sales of Domaines nationaux | French Revolution - Child on his cannon

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01321

Decree N°248 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 28 Février 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - King's commissioners | French Revolution - Couple with a Drum

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01320

Decree N°281 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 10 et 27 Mars 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Purchase of Biens nationaux | French Revolution - Guillotine

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01319

Decree N°171 with a large woodcut vignette dated 10 Décembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Taxes | French Revolution - Storming of the Bastille

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01318

Decree N°284 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 17 Juin 1789 (1791)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Creation of a military camp in Paris | French Revolution - Arrest of a noble man

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01317

Decree N°491 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 16 Août 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Rentes foncières | French Revolution - Fife and Drum

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01316

Decree N°70 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 18 Décembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Petitions and Requests | French Revolution - Trial of a Nobleman

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01315

Decree N°33 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 25 Décembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Civil claims | French Revolution - Young man with a flute

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01314

Decree N°166 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 11 et 12 Février 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Collection of public revenues | French Revolution - The Girl and the Soldier

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01313

Decree N°65 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 23 Décembre 1790 (1791)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - New Organization of the Public Treasury | French Revolution - Street battle

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01312

Decree N°291 with a large woodcut vignette dated 18 Mars 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Sale of Biens nationaux | French Revolution - Appel au Peuple

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01311

Decree N°290 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 22 Mars 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Sale of Biens nationaux | French Revolution - The people march on guard

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01310

Decree N°329 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 24 Février 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Caisse de l'Extraordinaire | French Revolution - Child of the people

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01309

Decree N°67 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 27 Décembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Caisse de l'Extraordinaire | French Revolution - After the victory

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01308

Decree N°758 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 7 Septembre 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Clerks and employees of the Republic | French Revolution - Before the attack

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01307

Decree N°45 of the National Convention with a large woodcut vignette dated 10 Octobre 1792, l'An 1 de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Funds granted to the Minister of the Interior | French Revolution - The wine of friendship

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01306

Decree N°35 of the National Convention with a large woodcut vignette dated 8 Octobre 1792, l'An 1 de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Formerly feudal rights | Portrait of Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01305

Decree of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 9 Mars 1791

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - New Administrative corps | French Revolution - Estates General of 1789

Letters patent of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01304

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Payment of taxes | Caricature of the French Revolution - Vive le Roi Vive la Patrie

Letters patent of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01303

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Municipal elections | Caricature of the French Revolution

Letters patent of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01302

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Patriotic donations | Caricature of the French Revolution

Letters patent of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01301

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Navigation on the Picardy canal | Caricature of the French Revolution

Letters patent of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01300

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Electoral assemblies | Caricature of the French Revolution

Letters patent of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01299

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Retention of taxes (Octroi) | Caricature of the French Revolution - Ah ça ira ça ira

Letters patent of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01298

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Letters patent of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1789 - Conservation of Church Property | Caricature of the French Revolution

Letters patent of the King
(1789)
Inventory N° : FR-01297

Letters patent of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1789 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Speech of the King to the National Assembly | Caricature of the French Revolution - Fraternité des Soldats

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01296

Decree of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Declaration of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1789 - Vacancy of the Parliaments of the Kingdom | Caricature of the French Revolution - J'y vais aux Jacobins...

Declaration of the King
(1789)
Inventory N° : FR-01295

Declaration of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1789 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Declaration of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1789 - Vacancy of the Parliaments of the Kingdom | Caricature of the French Revolution - Le Voeux Accompli

Declaration of the King
(1789)
Inventory N° : FR-01294

Declaration of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1789 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Declaration of the King - Louis XV of France - 1720 - New Maréchaussée | Portrait of Louis XV of France (Gustaf Lundberg)

Declaration of the King
(1720)
Inventory N° : FR-01293

Declaration of the King Louis XV of France of the year 1720 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Proclamation of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1789 - Mount of Piety | Bonaparte on the Council of the Five Hundred (François Bouchot)

Proclamation of the King
(1789)
Inventory N° : FR-01292

Proclamation of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1789 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Proclamation of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Salary increase for Seafarers | Portrait of Charlotte Corday (Tony Robert-Fleury)

Proclamation of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01291

Proclamation of the King Louis XVI of France with a large woodcut vignette dated 15 Septembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Proclamation of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Election of the Mayor of Paris | The Death of Marat (Jacques-Louis David)

Proclamation of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01290

Proclamation of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Proclamation of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Post and freight transport | Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul (Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres)

Proclamation of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01289

Proclamation of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Proclamation of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Hunting in the Park of Versailles | The Storming of the Bastille - Arrest of M. de Launay (Jean Dubois)

Proclamation of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01288

Proclamation of the King Louis XVI of France with a large woodcut vignette dated 31 Août 1790

XVIIIth Century
Proclamation of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Disorders in the port of Brest | A Winner of the Bastille (Charles Thevenin)

Proclamation of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01287

Proclamation of the King Louis XVI of France with a large woodcut vignette dated 20 Septembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Ordinance of the King - Louis XV of France - 1727 - Military crimes and offences | Portrait of Louis XV of France (Louis-Michel van Loo)

Ordinance of the King
(1727)
Inventory N° : FR-01286

Ordinance of the King Louis XV of France of the year 1727 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Ordinance of the King - Louis XV of France - 1760 - Recruits to complete the Troops | Portrait of Louis XV of France (Louis-Michel van Loo)

Ordinance of the King
(1760)
Inventory N° : FR-01285

Ordinance of the King Louis XV of France of the year 1760 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Ordinance of the King - Louis XV of France - 1761 - Deserters after amnesty | Portrait of Louis XV of France (Gustaf Lundberg)

Ordinance of the King
(1761)
Inventory N° : FR-01284

Ordinance of the King Louis XV of France of the year 1761 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Free societies | Portrait of Charlotte Corday (Jean-Jacques Hauer)

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01283

Decree of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 13 Novembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Statue for Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01282

Decree N°309 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 21 Décembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Sale of stallions belonging to the Nation | Portrait of Bonaparte (Jacques-Louis David)

Decree
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01281

Decree of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 12 Novembre 1790

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Governor of Monsieur le Dauphin | Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre (Pierre Roch Vigneron)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01280

Decree N°1050 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 28 Juin 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - The mines | Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass (Jacques-Louis David)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01279

Decree N°445 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated Juillet 1791

XVIIIth Century
Edict of the King - Louis XIV of France - 1711 - Veteran officers and widows of officers | Portrait of Louis XIV of France - The Sun king (Hyacinthe Rigaud)

Edict of the King
(1711)
Inventory N° : FR-01278

Edict of the King Louis XIV of France of the year 1711 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIth Century
Edict of the King - Louis XIV of France - 1692 - Contrôleurs des guerres | Portrait of Louis XIV of France - The Sun king (Hyacinthe Rigaud)

Edict of the King
(1692)
Inventory N° : FR-01277

Edict of the King Louis XIV of France of the year 1692 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Edict of the King - Louis XIV of France - 1714 - Treasurers of the Extraordinaire des Guerres | Louis XIV and the Château de Versailles

Edict of the King
(1714)
Inventory N° : FR-01276

Edict of the King Louis XIV of France of the year 1714 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Edict of the King - Louis XIV of France - 1701 - Confirmation of privileges | Portrait of Louis XIV of France - The Sun king (Hyacinthe Rigaud)

Edict of the King
(1701)
Inventory N° : FR-01275

Edict of the King Louis XIV of France of the year 1701 with a large woodcut vignette

XVIIIth Century
Proclamation of the King - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Right to vote in primary Assemblies | Portrait of singer Simon Chenard in sans-culotte costume (Louis Léopold Boilly)

Proclamation of the King
(1790)
Inventory N° : FR-01274

Proclamation of the King Louis XVI of France of the year 1790 with a large woodcut vignette