Discover the patrimony and prizes that shape the Institut de France.
This edition outlines the laws, endowments, and foundations that fund the Academy’s work, from historic decrees to modern allocations. It helps readers understand how science, literature, and culture are encouraged through dedicated prizes and funds.
The text presents concrete examples of how gifts from notable figures have established lifelong awards. It covers the creation of annual, biennial, and triennial prizes, and explains the role of royal and imperial decrees in granting and organizing these honors. Readers gain a clear, practical view of the system that sustains France’s scholarly and artistic institutions."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a comprehensive collection of laws, government acts, ministerial decrees, and Institute decisions that have structured the French Institute and governed its work since 1795 until the end of 1888. The collection of acts concerning the Institute is preceded by an introduction that brings together the acts relating to the creation and organization of the former academies founded in the 17th century under the patronage of Cardinal de Richelieu, Chancellor Seguier, Colbert, and Pontchartrain, with which the Institute and the current academies have numerous links. The author traces the major aspects of the organization of the former academies, then that of the Institute, indicating the plan that was followed for the classification of the documents and presenting the sources from which these documents were obtained. These links are examined in a study entitled The French Institute and the Former Academies (1889). This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780282963316_0
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