At the Table! The Meal: An Art in Its Own. Sèvres, City of Ceramics.
Gourcuff Gradenigo| N° d'inventaire | 23291 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 255 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Montreuil, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782353403257 |
The exhibition "À Table! Le repas, tout un art" is an invitation to discover the history of this practice that has become emblematic of French culture. Richly illustrated, the book that accompanies this exhibition shows how the opulence and elegance of dinners from the Ancien Régime have spread and been transmitted to the present day, to the point of constituting an ideal of happiness and a major social rite of our country. From the plate to the cutlery, from the useful to the futile, the diversity of utensils tells the sometimes surprising story of eating practices and table manners. It is also an opportunity to highlight the major role played by the Sèvres factory in the evolution of tableware, as it celebrates its 280th anniversary.
The exhibition "À Table! Le repas, tout un art" is an invitation to discover the history of this practice that has become emblematic of French culture. Richly illustrated, the book that accompanies this exhibition shows how the opulence and elegance of dinners from the Ancien Régime have spread and been transmitted to the present day, to the point of constituting an ideal of happiness and a major social rite of our country. From the plate to the cutlery, from the useful to the futile, the diversity of utensils tells the sometimes surprising story of eating practices and table manners. It is also an opportunity to highlight the major role played by the Sèvres factory in the evolution of tableware, as it celebrates its 280th anniversary.