Recommended reading: Catherine Isaac, “Construire en province au XVIIIe siècle: les ingénieurs des États de Languedoc” 03 05 2024

Catherine Isaac, Construire en province au XVIIIe siècle: les ingénieurs des États de Languedoc,

Attentive to techniques, to construction methods and to the history of society, this is a book on the history of construction that highlights the social and cultural history of this remarkable “technicians” who are discovered to be scholars, curious minds, scientists and travelers as much as deeply loyal to the public works administration they served.

Summary of the book by the author here

Table of contents here

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