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As Befits a Legend: Building a Tomb for Napoleon, 1840-1861
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- Seller Notes
- Edition
- First Edition
- Type
- Novel
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780873384841
- Book Title
- As Befits a Legend : Building a Tomb for Napoleon, 1840-1861
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Art, Architecture, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Archaeology, Art & Politics, Europe / France, History / Romanticism, Europe / General, Historical
- Item Width
- 7.3 in
- Item Weight
- 33.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 280 Pages
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One of the most important funerary monuments in Europe is the tomb of Napoleon, built in the Church of the Invalides in Paris between 1840 and 1861. As Befits a Legend is the first comprehensive examination of its construction process, historical context, and political and social meanings. It also is the only work published in English about this unique structure. Michael Paul Driskel's study, based on extensive archival research in France, documents the problems inherent in building the appropriate monument for such a controversial figure and the public debate it generated. Following a detailed and illuminating account of the range of proposals put forward, Driskel concludes that the form of the structure represents a symbolic mediation of conflicting demands. Louis-Tullis Visconti, a major Parisian architect who was officially commissioned for the project, is the subject of intensive scrutiny to determine the nature of his personal contribution to the design, as well as his relationship with the many sculptors involved in the collective construction process. Here Driskel offers a significant contribution to the sociology of architecture and to the question of what "authorship" means in an undertaking of this kind. As Befits a Legend bridges the disciplines of history and art history and will appeal to historians of architecture, sculpture, social and cultural history, and those fascinated with the history and legend of Napoleon. Nearly 100 photographs of 19th-centure statuary, drawings, and lithographs complement the text.
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Publisher
Kent State University Press
ISBN-10
0873384849
ISBN-13
9780873384841
eBay Product ID (ePID)
794733
Product Key Features
Book Title
As Befits a Legend : Building a Tomb for Napoleon, 1840-1861
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Art & Politics, Europe / France, History / Romanticism, Europe / General, Historical
Publication Year
1994
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Art, Architecture, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Item Weight
33.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Na6165.D75 1993
Copyright Date
1994
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
93-012099
Dewey Decimal
726.80944361
Dewey Edition
20
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