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- Paris - Collection of the Laws & Decrees

The history of France in its legal texts

Collection de texts of law and decrees from the 17th to the early 19th century

A collection of text of laws and decrees of the time. Now available online.

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Composition of the Army | Portrait of Charles Gravier de Vergennes (1719-1787)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01080

Decree N°141 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 18 Août 1790 & 28 Septembre 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Subsistence of the Fortresses | Portrait of Abbé Henri Grégoire (1750-1831)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01079

Decree N°1955 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 31 Juillet 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Right of active citizenship | Portrait of Gaspard Monge (1746-1818)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01078

Decree N°1966 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 3 Août 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Arms | Portrait of François Séverin Marceau (1769-1796)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01077

Decree N°1851 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 19 Juin 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Aides-de-camp of the four foreign generals | The Tennis Court Oath (Jacques-Louis David)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01076

Decree N°1889 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 16 Juillet 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Additional expenses of the Ministry of War | Portrait of Jean Lannes (1769-1809)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01075

Decree N°1907 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 23 Juillet 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Courts martial and military judgments | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01074

Decree of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 11 & 12 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Pension of the invalides of the Navy | Portrait of Pierre Daumesnil (1776-1832)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01073

Decree of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 30 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - La Patrie en danger | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01072

Decree N°1852 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 4 & 5 Juillet 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Subsistence of the Fortresses | National Motto of France - Equality

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01071

Decree N°1955 of the National Assembly dated 31 Juillet 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - The General-Officers and their aides-de-camp | National Motto of France - Liberty

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01070

Decree N°1076 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 30 Juin 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Auxiliary soldiers | Portrait of Pierre Daumesnil (1776-1832)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01069

Decree N°989 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 4 Juin 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Military jurisdiction - Misdemeanors and Punishments | Storming of the Bastille (14 July 1789)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01068

Decree N°1387 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 30 Septembre 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Judgments of Courts martial | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01067

Decree N°111 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 18 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Enlistment crime of enemies of the State | Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass (Jacques-Louis David)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01066

Decree N°1936 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 29 Juillet 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Military transport | Portrait of Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny (1689-1778)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01065

Decree of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 13 Mars 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Three Belgian and Liegean legions | Portrait of Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau (1725-1807)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01064

Decree N°348 of the National Convention dated 26 Janvier 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - New organization of the Infantry | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01063

Decree N°1928 of the National Convention dated 2ème jour de Frimaire, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1793)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Reminder of the Grenadiers of the National Convention | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01062

Decree N°2009 of the National Convention with a large woodcut vignette dated 11ème jour de Nivôse, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1793)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - New Regiments of gunners | Portrait of Pierre Daumesnil (1776-1832)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01061

Decree N°1224 of the National Convention dated 15 Juillet 1793, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1794 - Compensation granted to Gendarmes | Portrait of Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800)

Decree
(1794)
Inventory N° : FR-01060

Decree N°2147 of the National Convention dated 11ème jour de Plûviose, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1794)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1794 - Requisition of the Troops of the Cavalry and the Navy | Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Decree
(1794)
Inventory N° : FR-01059

Decree N°2323 of the National Convention dated 3ème jour de Floréal, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1794)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - List of Officers, civilians and soldiers | Bonaparte - French campaign in Egypt

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01058

Decree N°720 of the National Convention dated 8 Avril 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Food, transport and military convoys | Bonaparte - French campaign in Egypt

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01057

Decree N°772 of the National Convention dated 19 Avril 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Guard paid by the Republic | Portrait of Abbé Henri Grégoire (1750-1831)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01056

Decree N°708 of the National Convention dated 5 Avril 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Gendarmerie salaries | Creation of French Departments

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01055

Decree N°1105 of the National Convention dated 23 Juillet 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1794 - Dutch officers | Creation of the Tricolor Flag

Decree
(1794)
Inventory N° : FR-01054

Decree N°2189 of the National Convention dated 28ème jour de Plûviose, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1794)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Food and maintenance subsidy for soldiers | Tree of Freedom (Jean-Baptiste Lesueur)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01053

Decree N°1191 of the National Convention dated 27 Juillet 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1794 - Replacements of absent soldiers | Portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800)

Decree
(1794)
Inventory N° : FR-01052

Decree N°2321 of the National Convention dated 1 Floréal, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1794)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Money given to Widows of the Military | Bicentennial of the Gendarmerie Nationale

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01051

Decree N°1353 of the National Convention dated 29 Juillet 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Requisition of citizen soldiers | Portrait of Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01050

Decree N°713 of the National Convention with a large woodcut vignette dated 9 Avril 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1794 - Requisition of citizens | Bicentennial of the Gendarmerie Nationale

Decree
(1794)
Inventory N° : FR-01049

Decree N°2313 of the National Convention dated 3ème jour de Floréal, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1794)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Salary of wounded officers and soldiers | Portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01048

Decree N°1221 of the National Convention dated 19 Juillet 1793, An II de la République Française, une & indivisible

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1793 - Food and maintenance subsidy for soldiers | Tree of Freedom (Jean-Baptiste Lesueur)

Decree
(1793)
Inventory N° : FR-01047

Decree N°1223 of the National Convention dated 20 Juillet 1793, An II de la République Française

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1794 - Salary of various Artillery Employees | Portrait of Gaspard Monge (1746-1818)

Decree
(1794)
Inventory N° : FR-01046

Decree N°2045 of the National Convention dated 18 Nivôse An II de la République Française, une & indivisible (1794)

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Volunteer National Guard officers | Portrait of Louis XVI of France (Joseph Siffred Duplessis)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01045

Decree N°1689 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 8 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - To citizens of the borders | Bonaparte on the Council of the Five Hundred (François Bouchot)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01044

Decree N°2240 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 28 Août 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - End of retirement pensions for military personnel | Portrait of Charlotte Corday (Tony Robert-Fleury)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01043

Decree N°1741 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 23 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Reward for soldiers of the Parisian Guard of the King | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01042

Decree N°1540 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 15 Février 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Artillery organization | Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte (Robert Lefevre)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01041

Decree N°1698 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 9 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Garde Nationale Regulations | Portrait of Charlotte Corday (Jean-Jacques Hauer)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01040

Decree N°1975 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 3 Août 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Salary of Marshals of France | Portrait of Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette (Joseph-Désiré Court)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01039

Decree N°1114 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 12 Juillet 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Organization of the Gendarmerie Nationale | Portrait of Bonaparte (Jacques-Louis David)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01038

Decree N°2165 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 12 & 16 Août 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Removal of sentences imposed on soldiers | Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul (Baron Antoine-Jean Gros)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01037

Decree N°1686 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 4 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Officers of the Garde Nationale | The Death of Marat (Jacques-Louis David)

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01036

Decree N°489 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 17 Janvier 1791

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Recruitment and replacement in the Army | Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul (Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01035

Decree N°1723 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 15 Mai 1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - French Revolution - 1792 - Oath to be taken by the Constitutional Guard | Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul (Baron Antoine-Jean Gros)

Decree
(1792)
Inventory N° : FR-01034

Decree N°1532 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 13 Février1792, l'An 4 de la Liberté

XVIIIth Century
Decree - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - German, Irish and Liege infantry are part of the French Infantry | Portrait of singer Simon Chenard in sans-culotte costume (Louis Léopold Boi

Decree
(1791)
Inventory N° : FR-01033

Decree N°1168 of the National Assembly with a large woodcut vignette dated 21 Juillet 1791