Feb 12, 2020 02:59
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"Claude Dulong a montré que, sur cinq ans (1642‑1647), Mazarin dépense 87 362 ll.t., une véritable fortune, pour sa bibliothèque." May I know what does "ll.t" mean here? It appears to me like a monetary unit. Thank you so much for the help!
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The answer is clear from the Wiki site which Helen kindly gave us:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Système_monétaire_du_royaume_d...
"Deux livres surtout se sont imposées durant l'Ancien régime: la livre parisis (lp) et la livre tournois (lt). Ce n'est qu'en 1667 que la livre parisis sera définitivement supprimée..."
Note that Father Mazarin bought most of his library (which later became the Bibliotheque national) before 1667.
Being a Medievalist, i was well aware of the multiplicity of "regional" livres mentioned in the documents --and that the l.p and the l.t. were the major ones in Northern France (though i am most familiar with the livre carnotensis --the livre of Chartres).
what i did not realize was that the monetary system wasn't "stabilized" until the middle of the 17th c. --causing (b.t.w.) massive unemployment amongst the money changers.
but, you can't make an egg without breaking omelettes.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Système_monétaire_du_royaume_d...
"Deux livres surtout se sont imposées durant l'Ancien régime: la livre parisis (lp) et la livre tournois (lt). Ce n'est qu'en 1667 que la livre parisis sera définitivement supprimée..."
Note that Father Mazarin bought most of his library (which later became the Bibliotheque national) before 1667.
Being a Medievalist, i was well aware of the multiplicity of "regional" livres mentioned in the documents --and that the l.p and the l.t. were the major ones in Northern France (though i am most familiar with the livre carnotensis --the livre of Chartres).
what i did not realize was that the monetary system wasn't "stabilized" until the middle of the 17th c. --causing (b.t.w.) massive unemployment amongst the money changers.
but, you can't make an egg without breaking omelettes.
Discussion
http://theleme.enc.sorbonne.fr/dico.php?lettre=L
Should you be interested in a currency converter, here is one in table format,
https://tinyurl.com/wmfgf28