The allure of the archives /
Arlette Farge ; translated by Thomas Scott-Railton ; foreword by Natalie Zemon Davis.
- 1 online resource (150 pages).
- Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history .
Originally published as Le Goût de l'archive. Editions du Seuil, 1989. Collection La Librairie du XXIe siècle sous la direction de Maurice Olender.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / by Natalie Zemon Davis -- Traces by the thousands -- On the front door -- Paths and presences -- She has just arrived -- Gathering and handling the documents -- Captured speech -- The inventory room is sepulchral -- Writing -- Notes -- Notes on the translation.