xix, 520 pp. 1964 reissue of 1870 original. With over 400 wood engravings. In this volume Lacroix reviews all the arts in their diversified progress within the changing social organization. Here is a panorama of art covering furniture, tapestry, ceramic art, horology, glass and fresco painting, sculpture, engraving, musical instruments, etc., with a chapter on playing cards.
