PAGE INTRODUCTION 3 HOW TO USE THESE GUIDE-BOOKS 10 ORIGINS OF PARIS 11 I THE ÎLE DE LA CITÉ 16 A. The Palais de Justice and the Sainte Chapelle 17 B. Notre-Dame 22 Map of Historic Paris 33 II THE LEFT OR SOUTH BANK 34 A. The Roman Palace and the Musée de Cluny 35 B. The Hill of Ste. Geneviève 55 III RENAISSANCE PARIS (THE LOUVRE) 62 A. The Fabric 64 B. The Collections 71 I. Paintings 72 II. Sculpture 153 1. Antique Sculpture 154 2. Renaissance Sculpture 168 3. Modern Sculpture 187 III. The Smaller Collections 189 IV THE NORTH BANK (RIVE DROITE) 197 A. The Core of the Right Bank 198 B. The Outer Ring of Louis XIV 208 V THE FAUBOURG ST. GERMAIN 213 VI ST. DENIS 230 VII THE OUTER RING, ETC 246 INDEX 253 HOW TO USE THESE GUIDE-BOOKS _T__HE portions of this book intended to be read at leisure_ =at home=, _before proceeding to explore each town or monument, are enclosed in brackets_ [_thus_]. _The portion relating to each_ =principal object= _should be quietly read and digested_ =before= _a visit, and referred to again afterwards. The portion to be read_ =on the spot= _is made as brief as possible, and is printed in large legible type, so as to be easily read in the dim light of churches, chapels, and galleries. The_ =key-note words= _are printed in_ =bold type=, _to catch the eye. Where objects are numbered, the numbers used are always those of the latest official catalogues_. _Baedeker’s Guides are so printed that each principal portion can be detached entire from the volume. The traveller who uses Baedeker is advised to carry in his pocket one such portion, referring to the place he is then visiting, together with the plan of the town, while carrying this book in his hand. These Guides do_ =not= _profess to supply practical information_.