Le livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692, tome 2/2

This volume offers a vivid snapshot of Paris at the close of the 17th century, listing the streets and storefronts where bakers, spice merchants, sugar refiners and other shopkeepers plied their trade. Readers can wander from the bustling Rue Saint‑Denis to the quieter alleys of Quinquempoix, discovering who sold coffee, cacao, dried fruit or Alicante soap. The entries capture not only names and locations but also clues about the goods that shaped daily life in the capital.

The book opens with a scholarly introduction that explains the legal battles between apothecaries and epiceries over sugar, pepper and other luxuries, giving listeners a taste of the commercial rivalries that drove the market. Detailed annotations point out how royal edicts regulated trade, why certain streets became hubs for imported goods, and even note occasional scandals such as a shipwreck that cost a merchant thousands of livres. Appendices provide historic maps and brief essays on notable neighborhoods, turning a simple address list into a compact social history of Paris.