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Promenades de papier: dessins du XVIIIe siècle des collections de la Bibliothèque nationale de France

08/2024 | 1457 | 166

Pages: 883–4

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Laurenti, Aurora (Laurenti, Aurora)

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museums and institutions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie, Paris, France

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Drawings / Eighteenth-century art / Sketchbooks

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Promenades de papier: dessins du XVIIIe siècle des collections de la Bibliothèque nationale de France Edited by Esther Bell, Pauline Chougnet, Sarah Grandin, Corinne Le Bitouzé, Anne Leonard and Chloé Perrot. 261 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (BnF Éditions, 2023), €42. ISBN 978–2–7177–2932–0. | :

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4. Page from a sketchbook, by Gilles Demarteau and Gilles Antoine Demarteau. 1750–1800. Black and red chalk, graphite, pen and black ink, brush and black ink wash, 19.2 by 25.2 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).

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The new museum in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris

06/2023 | 1443 | 165

Pages: 630-637

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Reviewer:

Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)

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museums and institutions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France

museums and institutions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, France / Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie, Paris, France / Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des manuscrits, Paris, France

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Paris

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Museums / Libraries / Displays / Architecture / Collections / Manuscripts / Coins / Medals / Silverwork / Prints / Drawings / Photographs / Costume / Antiquities

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Abbey of Saint Denis, Saint Denis, France / Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France

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1. Aerial view of the Palais Mazarin, Paris, at the end of the seventeenth century. Engraving. (From L. de Laborde: De l’organisation des bibliothèques dans Paris, 4e lettre: Le palais Mazarin et les habitations de ville et de campagne au XVIIe siècle, Paris 1845, facing p.5).

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10. Throne from the treasury of Saint-Denis (‘Throne of Dagobert’). Late 8th–early 9th century. Copper alloy with iron, remains of gilding, height 104 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).

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2. Cardinal Mazarin shown in the upper gallery of his hôtel, by Robert Nanteuil. 1659. Etching, 46.5 by 56.8 cm. (Bridgeman Images).

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3. The galerie Mazarin. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).

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4. Plan of the ground level of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).

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5. Plan of the first floor of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).

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6. The first-floor landing of the Bibliothèque national ‘site Richelieu’ and the entrance to the salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).

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7. The salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).

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8. The salle Barthélemy, the former reading room of the département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).

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9. The salon de Louis XV, the former cabinet des Médailles (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Jean-Christophe Ballot).

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