Project Gutenberg 2020-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 73 Maillard, Firmin 1833 1901 Le gibet de Montfaucon (étude sur le vieux Paris) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Le gibet de Montfaucon (étude sur le vieux Paris)" by Firmin Maillard is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the dark history of executions in Paris, specifically the infamous gallows of Montfaucon, detailing the nature and rituals surrounding capital punishment during earlier centuries in the city. This exploration not only recounts the various locations of public executions but also provides significant commentary on social justice and morality at that time. The opening of this account outlines the various locations around Paris where executions were carried out, emphasizing the notorious Montfaucon as a focal point for capital punishment. It catalogues significant historical references, including details about the types of punishment inflicted, the imagery and structure of the gallows, and the public's attitude towards these gruesome acts. Maillard provides insight into the administrative and legal aspects of justice in Paris, illustrating how the populace responded to the spectacle of execution and their implications on societal norms and governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Paris (France) -- History Executions and executioners -- France -- Paris DC Text FR Nouveautés Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 241863 241860 2024-09-25T13:24:13.593178 2023-09-26T12:11:34.649290 text/html text/html 242472 2021-01-28T09:31:11 text/html; charset=utf-8 449388 2024-09-25T13:24:20.387137 application/epub+zip 449741 2024-09-25T13:24:15.100153 application/epub+zip 127996 2024-09-25T13:24:14.159120 application/epub+zip 742500 2024-09-25T13:24:23.393102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715213 2024-09-25T13:24:19.341126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197621 2022-09-28T03:33:25.528720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181535 181524 2024-09-25T13:24:12.647154 2023-09-26T12:11:33.750314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 181269 2020-05-12T15:30:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18390 2024-09-25T13:24:23.907125 application/rdf+xml 22846 2024-09-25T13:24:14.251147 image/jpeg 3348 2024-09-25T13:24:14.206137 image/jpeg 441086 2024-09-25T13:24:13.638134 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog