From Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to Egypt

Name: From Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to Egypt
Start: 2018-09-14T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-14T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Médiathèque Victor Hugo

The symbolism of the capitals(big tops) of the cathedral of Saint-Dié across the «Description of Egypt», monumental work published from 1809 till 1825\.

Friday 14 September 2018, 18:30Passed

Médiathèque intercommunale de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

This impressive work, published after the campaign(countryside) of Egypt of Bonaparte at the beginning of the XIXth century, contains thirteen volumes of boards of very large size (74 x 57 cm) offering very beautiful illustrations having marked modern Egyptology. The copy kept(preserved) to the media library Victor Hugo results(comes) from the personal library(bookcase) of Jules Ferry.
Meeting(Appointment) to the media library on Friday, September 14th at 18 h 30. No preliminary registration(inscription).

About the location

Médiathèque Victor Hugo

11 rue Saint-Charles, 88100 Saint Dié des Vosges

Vosges
Grand Est

The media library of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges shelters rich patrimonial collections: 1100 manuscripts of which Gradual of Saint-Dié (the XVth century s.), 144 incunabulum, 65 000 old(former) printed documents of which Cosmographiae Introductio, act of baptism of America (1507), numerous particular(special) bottoms (Jules and Abel Ferry, Clear and Yvan Goll, Maxim Alexandre).