Les gravures historiques de Janinet. Collections du Musée Carnavalet. Antique from philology to the history

from philology to the history of art and the history of religions

the ancient samurai return to the forefront thanks to this electrifying collection of masterfully produced period prints

both public and private: portraits

recalls the method by which Nicole Loraux has not ceased

around fifty architects

Les gravures historiques de Janinet. Collections du Musée Carnavalet. Antique from philology to the historyThe fifth title in the collection dedicated to the revolutionary fund of the Carnavalet Museum, this work presents all the Historical Engravings of the main events since the opening of the Estates General of 1789 by Jean Franois Janinet (1752 1814), one of the finest practitioners of color engraving of his time. Janinet recounts, through striking images and historical texts, the first twenty two months of the Revolution, from the opening of the