Troubled Magnificence: France under Louis XIV
An exhibition in the Long Room of the Old Library, Trinity College, Dublin, looks at different aspects of French life in the seventeenth century including taxation, warfare, trade and religion. It is entirely drawn from the very rich visual and textual resources of Trinity College Library which has the finest collection of seventeenth century French books in Ireland. It displays extensive visual and textual exhibits covering Government, Law, Warfare, Army, Navy, Religion, Literary Culture, Arts and Sciences with magnificent…
