Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE xiii
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS xvii
4. PART I. THE HISTORY OF THE GRAIN TRADE IN FRANCE
5. CHAPTER I. MARKETS AND MARKET ORGANIZATION 3
6. CHAPTER II. THE HISTORY OF THE PARISIAN MARKETS 45
7. CHAPTER III. THE CHAMBRE D’ABONDANCE AT LYONS AND THE WHOLESALE MERCHANTS 126
8. CHAPTER IV. LYONESE MERCHANTS AND DEARTH IN THE PRODUCING REGIONS 180
9. CHAPTER V. AREAS OF HIGHLY LOCALIZED MARKETS AND EXTREMES OF MISERY 203
10. PART II.
11. CHAPTER I. ROYAL REGULATION OR THE GRAIN TRADE 1500–1660 223
12. CHAPTER II. LOCAL REGULATION OF THE GRAIN TRADE. 1500–1660 240
13. CHAPTER III. COLBERT’S PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF THE GRAIN TRADE 268
14. CHAPTER IV. REGULATION OF THE DOMESTIC GRAIN TRADE, 1683–1709 295
15. CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION 346
16. APPENDICES
17. APPENDIX I. FRENCH D R Y MEASURES OF THE OLD RÉGIME 365
18. APPENDIX II. GLOSSARY OF ADMINISTRATIVE TERMS 369
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 374
20. INDEX 385