Pages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles

This paper examines the reception and diffusion, by way of the illustrated book, of plans for the Musée de l’Histoire de France at Versailles, which opened in 1837. It focuses on two types of Romantic book, published after the inauguration of the museum: the illustrated catalogue in thirteen volumes...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:434ef388f6ad4b2c857341dbc80e131f2021-12-02T10:50:25ZPages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles1958-927110.4000/crcv.21400https://doaj.org/article/434ef388f6ad4b2c857341dbc80e131f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/crcv/21400https://doaj.org/toc/1958-9271This paper examines the reception and diffusion, by way of the illustrated book, of plans for the Musée de l’Histoire de France at Versailles, which opened in 1837. It focuses on two types of Romantic book, published after the inauguration of the museum: the illustrated catalogue in thirteen volumes by Charles Gavard (sponsored by the French government) and the illustrated guide by Alexandre de Laborde. The books were aimed at all social categories in France, and tried to convey the message, size and materiality of the museum, whose goal was to illustrate the national narrative as seen by Louis-Philippe. The authors took up the Versailles narrative – with different objectives – to deliver an intellectual and dreamlike reflection served by a certain graphic inventiveness.Margot RenardCentre de Recherche du Château de Versaillesarticleillustrated bookengravingVersailleshistorical museumnineteenth centuryRomanticismFine ArtsNHistory of the artsNX440-632History of FranceDC1-947ENFRBulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles (2021)
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language EN
FR
topic illustrated book
engraving
Versailles
historical museum
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Romanticism
Fine Arts
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History of the arts
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History of France
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engraving
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Romanticism
Fine Arts
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History of the arts
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History of France
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Margot Renard
Pages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles
description This paper examines the reception and diffusion, by way of the illustrated book, of plans for the Musée de l’Histoire de France at Versailles, which opened in 1837. It focuses on two types of Romantic book, published after the inauguration of the museum: the illustrated catalogue in thirteen volumes by Charles Gavard (sponsored by the French government) and the illustrated guide by Alexandre de Laborde. The books were aimed at all social categories in France, and tried to convey the message, size and materiality of the museum, whose goal was to illustrate the national narrative as seen by Louis-Philippe. The authors took up the Versailles narrative – with different objectives – to deliver an intellectual and dreamlike reflection served by a certain graphic inventiveness.
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title Pages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles
title_short Pages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles
title_full Pages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles
title_fullStr Pages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles
title_full_unstemmed Pages d’histoire : le livre illustré dans le sillage du musée historique de Versailles
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