The globes of Louis XIV, an artistic, historical and material study.
National Library of France| N° d'inventaire | 25456 |
| Format | 16.5 x 24 |
| Détails | 360 p., numerous black and white and color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782717724936 |
Presented by Cardinal d'Estrées to Louis XIV in 1683, the terrestrial and celestial globes created by the Venetian cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli are exceptional both for their size – four meters in diameter – and for what they reveal about the philosophical, scientific and artistic debates that agitated the court and the world of scientists at the end of the 17th century. Intended to serve the political ambition of their sponsor by flattering the sovereign's taste for geography, these grandiose representations of Heaven and Earth had to both reflect the most recent discoveries and contribute to the king's influence, a double requirement worthy of the technical prowess represented by their construction.
The international symposium on Coronelli's globes, held at the BnF in 2007, shortly after their installation on the François Mitterrand site, provided an opportunity for leading specialists—historians, curators, and restorers—to pool the fruits of their research. Their contributions, gathered in this volume, address all questions relating to the origin, construction, and posterity of these monumental works. What interest did Louis XIV have in cartography? What were Cardinal d'Estrées' intentions when he placed such an extravagant commission as a gift to the king? And who really was Father Coronelli, the publisher, map dealer, and machine builder who accepted the challenge?
The texts published in this volume were written from the proceedings of the conference "The great globes of Coronelli" which was held on March 22 and 23, 2007 at the National Library of France.
Presented by Cardinal d'Estrées to Louis XIV in 1683, the terrestrial and celestial globes created by the Venetian cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli are exceptional both for their size – four meters in diameter – and for what they reveal about the philosophical, scientific and artistic debates that agitated the court and the world of scientists at the end of the 17th century. Intended to serve the political ambition of their sponsor by flattering the sovereign's taste for geography, these grandiose representations of Heaven and Earth had to both reflect the most recent discoveries and contribute to the king's influence, a double requirement worthy of the technical prowess represented by their construction.
The international symposium on Coronelli's globes, held at the BnF in 2007, shortly after their installation on the François Mitterrand site, provided an opportunity for leading specialists—historians, curators, and restorers—to pool the fruits of their research. Their contributions, gathered in this volume, address all questions relating to the origin, construction, and posterity of these monumental works. What interest did Louis XIV have in cartography? What were Cardinal d'Estrées' intentions when he placed such an extravagant commission as a gift to the king? And who really was Father Coronelli, the publisher, map dealer, and machine builder who accepted the challenge?
The texts published in this volume were written from the proceedings of the conference "The great globes of Coronelli" which was held on March 22 and 23, 2007 at the National Library of France.