Histoire des enseignes de Paris

This work surveys the history and variety of Parisian shop signs and house-boards, tracing their origins, iconography, and social functions from medieval times to the modern city. It catalogues typologies and motifs, links images to trades and urban topography, and records regulatory, anecdotal, and archaeological evidence. The text combines archival research, popular tradition, and engraved illustrations, and offers a historical plan to situate former signs. An appendix and editorial notes complete the study, highlighting how these visible emblems shaped identification, collective memory, and everyday navigation in the streets of Paris.