Sciences Curiosit S La Cour De Versailles 2010 2011
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Sciences Curiosit S La Cour De Versailles 2010 2011
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Author : Encyclopaedia Universalis,
language : fr
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Universalis
Release Date : 2016-09-01
Sciences Curiosit S La Cour De Versailles 2010 2011 written by Encyclopaedia Universalis, and has been published by Encyclopaedia Universalis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-01 with Art categories.
Les sciences ont bien été présentes à la cour de Versailles. Déterminer si les rois et leur entourage les considéraient comme de véritables disciplines intellectuelles, ou comme de simples raretés divertissantes et singulières, tel était l'objectif de l'exposition ... À PROPOS DE L’ENCYCLOPAEDIA UNIVERSALIS Reconnue mondialement pour la qualité et la fiabilité incomparable de ses publications, Encyclopaedia Universalis met la connaissance à la portée de tous. Écrite par plus de 7 400 auteurs spécialistes et riche de près de 30 000 médias (vidéos, photos, cartes, dessins...), l’Encyclopaedia Universalis est la plus fiable collection de référence disponible en français. Elle aborde tous les domaines du savoir.
Sciences Curiosit S La Cour De Versailles
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Author : Béatrix Saule
language : fr
Publisher: RMN
Release Date : 2010
Sciences Curiosit S La Cour De Versailles written by Béatrix Saule and has been published by RMN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with France categories.
La 4e de couverture indique : "Versailles... Ce nom évoque les intrigues, les chasses, les fêtes, et surtout l'art, omniprésent. Mais Versailles, lieu de sciences ? L'idée paraît incongrue. Pourtant comment imaginer qu'au temps du centralisme politique, après que Colbert, fondant les académies, eut donné à la France une forme d'organisation intellectuelle, Versailles -où tout se décidait - ne fût pas partie prenante ? Pas plus qu'aujourd'hui, le pouvoir ne pouvait négliger les enjeux de la recherche scientifique. Bien des savants, parmi les plus renommés, fréquentaient la cour en tant que précepteurs des princes ou officiers de santé. D'autres venaient à versailles pour une démonstration devant le roi, consécration suprême, équivalente à un prix Nobel. Dans un mouvement inverse, de grands seigneurs éclairés siégeaient à l'Académie des sciences. Aussi, même au temps des Lumières, la séparation entre milieux académiques et milieux de cour ne paraît pas avoir été si étanche... A sa création, le chantier de Versailles, par son ampleur sans précédent, souleva des problèmes que les savoir-faire traditionnels ne pouvaient résoudre : les astronomes furent mis à contribution pour y appliquer leurs connaissances. En retour, Versailles devint un terrain d'expérimentations pour les savants, offrant des ressources pour la recherche : des animaux de la Ménagerie pour les dissections, des serres immenses pour l'acclimatation de plantes nouvelles et leur classification, des terrains pour les expériences agronomiques... L'enseignement des princes suscita l'invention des premiers instruments pédagogiques et, pour la pratique personnelle des souverains, celle d'outils remarquables à la pointe de la recherche !"
Le Ch Teau De Versailles
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Author : Encyclopaedia Universalis,
language : fr
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Universalis
Release Date : 2015-10-26
Le Ch Teau De Versailles written by Encyclopaedia Universalis, and has been published by Encyclopaedia Universalis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-26 with Architecture categories.
Projet politique et artistique total, Versailles fut pendant deux siècles le centre de la vie française. Il continue depuis la fin de l’Ancien Régime à exercer son rayonnement. Ce dossier emprunte à l’Encyclopaedia Universalis 21 articles consacrés au palais, à son histoire et aux artistes qui en ont modelé l’image. Pour connaître l’essentiel et partir à la découverte du reste.
Occasions Of State
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Author : J.R. Mulryne
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-12-07
Occasions Of State written by J.R. Mulryne and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-07 with History categories.
This sixth volume in the European Festival Studies series stems from a joint conference (Venice, 2013) between the Society for European Festivals Research and the European Science Foundation’s PALATIUM project. Drawing on up-to-date scholarship, a Europe-wide group of early-career and experienced academics provides a unique account of spectacular occasions of state which influenced the political, social and cultural lives of contemporary societies. International pan-European turbulence associated with post-Reformation religious conflict supplies the context within which the book explores how the period’s rulers and élite families competed for power – in a forecast of today’s divided world.
Shapely Bodies
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Author : Christine A. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2013-05-16
Shapely Bodies written by Christine A. Jones and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-16 with Art categories.
Shapely Bodies: The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France constructs the first cultural history of porcelain making in France. It takes its title from two types of “bodies” treated in this study: the craft of porcelain making shaped clods of earth into a clay body to produce high-end commodities and the French elite shaped human bodies into social subjects with the help of makeup, stylish patterns, and accessories. These practices crossed paths in the work of artisans, whose luxury objects reflected and also influenced the curves of fashion in the eighteenth century. French artisans began trials to reproduce fine Chinese porcelain in the 1660s. The challenge proved impossible until they found an essential ingredient, kaolin, in French soil in the 1760s. Shapely Bodies differs from other studies of French porcelain in that it does not begin in the 1760s at the Sèvres manufactory when it became technically possible to produce fine porcelain in France, but instead ends there. Without the secret of Chinese porcelain, artisans in France turned to radical forms of experimentation. Over the first half of the eighteenth century, they invented artificial alternatives to Chinese porcelain, decorated them with French style, and, with equal determination, shaped an identity for their new trade that distanced it from traditional guild-crafts and aligned it with scientific invention. The back story of porcelain making before kaolin provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of artisanal innovation and cultural mythmaking. To write artificial porcelain into a history of “real” porcelain dominated by China, Japan, and Meissen in Saxony, French porcelainiers learned to describe their new commodity in language that tapped into national pride and the mythic power of French savoir faire. Artificial porcelain cut such a fashionable image that by the mid-eighteenth century, Louis XV appropriated it for the glory of the crown. When the monarchy ended, revolutionaries reclaimed French porcelain, the fruit of a century of artisanal labor, for the Republic. Tracking how the porcelain arts were depicted in documents and visual arts during one hundred years of experimentation, Shapely Bodies reveals the politics behind the making of French porcelain’s image. Published by University of Delaware Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Visitors To Versailles
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Author : Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 2018-04-16
Visitors To Versailles written by Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-16 with Art categories.
What was it like to visit one of the most magnificent courts of Europe? Based on a wealth of contemporary documents and surviving works of art, this lavish book explores the experiences of those who swarmed the palace and grounds of Versailles when it was the seat of the French monarchy. Engaging essays describe methods of transportation, the elaborate codes of dress and etiquette, precious diplomatic gifts, royal audiences, and tours of the palace and gardens. Also presented are the many types of visitors and guests who eagerly made their way to this center of power and culture, including day-trippers and Grand Tourists, European diplomats, overseas ambassadors, incognito travelers, and Americans. Through paintings and portraits, furniture, costumes and uniforms, arms and armor, guidebooks, and other works of art, Visitors to Versailles illuminates what travelers encountered at court and what impressions, gifts, and souvenirs they took home with them. In bringing to life their experiences, this sumptuously illustrated volume reminds us why Versailles has enchanted generations of visitors from the ancien régime to the present day.
The Demonstration Society
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Author : Claude Rosental
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2021-10-12
The Demonstration Society written by Claude Rosental and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-12 with Political Science categories.
Today, as in the past, public demonstrations are not only tools to prove, persuade, and promote, but also fundamental forms of social interaction and exchange. YouTube demos of makeup products by famous influencers, demonstrations of strength during street protests, demonstrations of military might in North Korea: public demonstrations are omnipresent in social life. Yet they are often perceived as isolated events, unworthy of systematic examination. In The Demonstration Society, Claude Rosental explores the underlying dynamics of what he calls a “demonstration society.” He shows how, both in today’s world and historically, public demonstrations constitute not only tools to prove, persuade, and promote, but fundamental forms of interaction and exchange, and, in some cases, attempts to lead the world. Rosental compares demos with other forms of public demonstrations, drawing out both their peculiarities and common features. He analyzes the processes through which demonstrations are conceived and carried out, as well as the skills of their producers. He also compares contemporary demos with historical demonstrations including theaters of machines in the Renaissance, public demonstrations of natural philosophy in the seventeenth century, and demonstrations of the magic lantern in the nineteenth century. Above and beyond the entertainment they sometimes provide, demonstrations are experienced as intense moments that broadly involve alliances, material and symbolic goods, and, more generally, the future of individuals and collectives. Rosental elucidates the many ways in which we live today, as in the past, in a society of demonstration.
Making Marvels
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Author : Wolfram Koeppe
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 2019-11-25
Making Marvels written by Wolfram Koeppe and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-25 with Art categories.
Featuring more than 150 treasures from several of the world’s most prestigious collections, Making Marvels explores the vital intersection of art, technology, and political power at the courts of early modern Europe. It was there, from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, that a remarkable outpouring of creativity and learning gave rise to exquisite objects that were at once beautiful works of art and technological wonders. By amassing vast, glittering collections of these ingeniously crafted objects, princes flaunted their wealth and competed for mastery over the known world. More than mere status symbols, however, many of these marvels ushered in significant advancements that have had a lasting influence on astronomy, engineering, and even international politics. Incisive texts by leading scholars situate these works within the rich, complex symbolism of life at court, where science and splendor were pursued with equal vigor and together contributed to a culture of magnificence.
Animals And Courts
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Author : Mark Hengerer
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-12-16
Animals And Courts written by Mark Hengerer and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-16 with History categories.
Early modern princely courts were not only inhabited by humans, but also by a large number of animals. This coexistence of non-human living beings had crucial impacts on the spatial organization, the social composition and cultural life at these courts. The contributions enrich our knowledge on another aspect of court life and invite to reconsider our basic understandings of court, courtiers and court society.
Strange And Wonderful
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Author : Karen Polinger Foster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Strange And Wonderful written by Karen Polinger Foster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Architecture categories.
Ever since the creation of the world's first botanical and zoological gardens five thousand years ago, people have collected, displayed, and depicted plants and animals from lands beyond their everyday experience. Some did so to demonstrate power over distant territories, others to enhance prestige by possessing something no one had seen before. Exotica also satisfied intellectual curiosity, furthered scientific research, and educated and entertained. In addition, exotica, especially their state-sponsored representation, were often instruments of political persuasion, and in turn exerted considerable influence over expansionist policies. More than an account of gardens and menageries from antiquity to the present, Strange and Wonderful explores the imagery of exotic flora and fauna in Western art, seeking answers to certain fundamental and universal questions. How do artists, schooled in traditional modes of rendering the familiar, deal with the new and strange? Why are rare species deliberately introduced into images otherwise devoid of the unusual? What is the pictorialized relationship between exotic reality and artistic imagination? Karen Polinger Foster takes readers on a journey across millennia and around the globe, telling fascinating stories and meeting along the way such characters as Hatshepsut's baboons, Charlemagne's elephant, D�rer's rhinoceros, and Victoria's hippopotamus. What emerges is a sense of just how strong and far-reaching the pull of the unknown and exotic has been across time and space. Ultimately, images of the wonderful reveal as much about the indigenous as they do about the strange, enabling us to glimpse more vividly the power of imagination to mold the unknown to its purposes. This dazzling and richly illustrated volume offers a thoughtful, much-needed inquiry into a very human phenomenon.