P. Aries & G. Duby (Series Editors)
A History of Private Life [Five Volume Set]
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1987-1991 . Translation of "Histoire de la vie privée" (Seuil, 1985-1987). Volume I: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium (ix/670 pages); Volume II: Revelations of the Medieval World (xiii/650 pages); Volume III: Passions of the Renaissance (645 pages); Volume IV: From the Fires of the Revolution to the Great War (713 pages); Volume V: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times (630 pages).
Each volume, measuring approximately 7.75" x 9.75", is bound in quarter dark gray cloth and multi-color cloth-covered boards, with a gilt-lettered black spine label. Previous owner's inscription and date appear on front flyleaf of final volume. Books are in fine condition, with solid binding, clean and bright pages. Two dust jackets display small closed tears and minor creasing. Jackets otherwise display very light shelfwear. Jackets are preserved in mylar cover.
The widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated "History of Private Life" series traces how society moved from an entirely-public to an almost entirely-private way of life. The five volume collection shows how people’s perceptions of themselves, their homes, their families, and their possessions changed, and how their ways of celebrating life events changed."
These five volumes were originally as part of the series "L'Univers historique" and include a rich iconography.