L'æil et la mémoire : réflexions xur les compétences et les saviors policiers à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, d'après les «papiers» du lieutenant général Lenoir.

The article focuses on the knowledge and skills of Parisian police at the end of the 18th century based in the papers of Lieutenant General Jean-Charles-Pierre Lenoir. It states that the papers of senior police officer Lenoir, which was written between 1790 and 1806, constitute a detailed survey about Parisian police on the eve of the French Revolution. It discusses what the police could have revealed of their particular experiences, and of their organization.