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portada Monuments for the People: Aubin-Louis Millin's Antiquites Nationales
Type
Physical Book
Author
Preface by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
720
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.1 x 15.5 x 4.1 cm
Weight
1.30 kg.
ISBN13
9782503536828
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Monuments for the People: Aubin-Louis Millin's Antiquites Nationales

Cecilia Hurley (Author) · Roland Recht (Preface by) · Brepols Publishers · Paperback

Monuments for the People: Aubin-Louis Millin's Antiquites Nationales - Hurley, Cecilia ; Recht, Roland

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Synopsis "Monuments for the People: Aubin-Louis Millin's Antiquites Nationales"

This is the story of a book, a book about a book. The Antiquites 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 Antiquites 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 Antiquites 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.

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