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Théorie de l'art (1400-1800) / Art Theory (1400-1800)(TA 3) C. Hurley Monuments for the people: Aubin-Louis Millin's Antiquités Nationales 720 p., 54 b/w ill., 156 x 234 mm, 2013 ISBN: 978-2-503-53682-8 Languages: English Paperback The publication is available. Retail price: EUR 150,00 This book offers an elaborative examination of Aubin-Louis Millin's Antiquités Nationales, a collection of dissertations describing the history of individual buildings and monuments that were threatened by vandalism during the early years of the French Revolution. Cet ouvrage a gagné la première médaille du concours des Antiquités de la France (avril 2014). This is the story of a book, a book about a book. The Antiquités nationales constitute, to say the least, an enigmatic publication. Written at the time of the French Revolution, by an author who had until then been known principally for his works on natural history, it is a book about which very little is known. A series of sixty-one dissertations of varying lengths, gathered into five volumes, describes and relates the history of individual buildings or monuments which were, according to the author, threatened by the waves of vandalism occurring in France during the early years of the French Revolution. Neither the circumstances of the book's writing nor of its printing and marketing are easily elucidated, and the very form in which it was issued is one that requires careful investigation by a bibliographer. A careful collation of the Antiquités reveals that the traditional book form was subtly modified in an attempt to allow readers better to appropriate it for themselves. Amongst the more intriguing aspects of this book is the story of its reception. Hailed at the time of its publication as being a work of the greatest importance which should find a place in every library, the Antiquités very quickly fell from public favour. By now, it is generally familiar only to those engaged in research on the history of French architectural heritage or who are trying to find engravings illustrating a building at the time of the Revolution or before. Review "Cette étude très poussée du premier « musée de papier » de Millin (p. 479), modèle d'enquête archéologique sur un ouvrage, permet de réévaluer la place de cet homme polyvalent et celle de ses travaux en cette fin de XVIIIe siècle. Les Antiquités nationales inaugurent un nouveau discours sur les monuments historiques, devenus patrimoniaux." (Elise Lehoux, dans: Histara les comptes rendus, mars 2014) "Ambitieux et courageux, le livre vaut à son auteur le premier prix du concours des Antiquités de la France 2014, décerné par l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres de l'Institut de France." (En direct, N° 254, septembre-octobre 2014, p. 8) Language : : English text Size: 156 x234 mm.

Edizione: edition originale.