Laborde Linant (8 results)

Broché. Condition: Bon. 285 p., 39 pl. n/b. (Les grandes aventures de l'archéologie). Inv. 39932.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R100068758: 1994. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Papier jauni. 285 pages - nombreuses illustrations, cartes en noir et blanc dns et hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO20224705: 1994. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 285 pages augmentées de nombreuses photos et illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 930.1-Archéologie.

Broché, in-8, 285 pages, bon état, (poids : 0,500 kg, épaisseur : 2,4 cm).

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Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. First Edition. BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL EDITION [4], 87 pp. + [1], Contemporary marbled half-calf, with original corners of the period, title gilt on ornate smooth spine, Complete copy to include: the false title, the title page illustrated with the large frontispiece vignette of V. Adam, the Hommage to S.A.R Guillame II électeur de Landgrave, souverain de la Hesse, Grand Duc de Fulde, the Preface and 36 pp. of introduction, the explanation pages of the plates and the Flora, the full list of the plates which are 69 to include 1 folding map all mounted on tab and depicting the landscapes, monuments, tribes, the fauna and flora of the area (1 of the plates- number 63- is coloured painted by J.C. Werner) the plates are mainly drawn by Madame de Laborde (1), Belliard (1), Champmartin (1), Dumenil (1), Léon de Laborde (64), Linant (13) and Oudart (1), lithographed by Deroy, Deveria, Engelmann, Fragonard, Hostein, Laborde, Lavigne, Sabatier, Smith, etc. Bookplate from the Library de La Rochefoucauld, Duc de Bisaccia, some light foxing throughout mainly in the margins, not affecting the plates or text. Archivist, curator, draughtsman and engraver, De Laborde (1807 - 1869) was the son of count (Louis-Joseph-) Alexandre de Laborde and Marie-Anne-Thérèse de Sabatier de Cabre. His family was for generations associated with government public-service appointments. His grandfather, Jean Joseph de Laborde was a Privy Councillor and banker to Louis XV (and guillotined in 1794). Alexandre de Laborde was a Privy Councillor and deputy for the Seine and Oise district. Léon de Laborde's education also focused on a political career. In 1824 his father lost his assignment and he and his seventeen-year-old son traveled throughout the Middle East, from Damascus to Cairo. There Léon met the engineer Louis Linant de Bellefonds (1799-1883) The two Frenchmen decided to set up an expedition to the newly-discovered site of Petra with a view to making drawings of the monuments. The team of Linant and de Laborde spent more time at the site than any previous Western visitors, documenting the remains through drawings. After his return, De Laborde served as an embassy secretary in Rome, London, and Cassel. In 1830 he published a detailed day-to-day report of his 1828 travel, Voyage de l'Arabie Pétrée, richly illustrated with lithographs of his own drawings as well as a number of those by Linant. It includes various maps and plans, and an introductory essay on different aspects of the region, such as travel, pilgrimage, and trade. An engraver himself, he wrote a study on the history of mezzotint engraving, Histoire de la gravure en manière noire (1839) and another on the discovery of printing, Nouvelles recherches sur la découverte de l'imprimerie (1840). In 1841 he was elected Deputy of the town of Étampes, succeeding his father. He married Louise-Félicie Cousin-Corbin. In 1842 he was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. In 1847 he was appointed curator of the Department of Antiquities at the Louvre, and a year later he became the curator of the collections of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. His research of the archives of Burgundy led to important art historical studies covering the period 1384-1482. Among these, his three-volume publication on the dukes of Burgundy, Les ducs de Bourgogne (1849-1852) deserves to be singled out. His pioneering study on sixteenth-century French Renaissance painting (1850 and 1855), La renaissance des arts à la cour de France, is also based on archival sources. De Laborde was involved in the contemporary art scene, such as the 1851 London World's Fair and the 1855 Paris Exposition Universelle. In 1857 he was appointed general director of the Archives de l'Empire. In 1868, the year before he died, he became a member of the Senate. A son, Alexandre-Léon-Joseph (1853-1944), was a specialist of illuminated manuscripts. Laborde is among the first western explorers of the region around Petra. #34570.

FIRST EDITION. Imperial folio (58.5 x 40.5 cm). Half-title+engraved calligraphic title with large lithographed vignette+[2, preface]+pp.87+[1, list of plates]. Contemporary half russet morocco over marbled boards, spine with 5 raised bands and title gilt to second compartment from top, marbled endpapers. 69 lithographed plates, maps and plans after drawings made on the spot by Laborde and Linant de Bellefonds et al., 3 of which folding or double-page (including the large map of Arabia Petraea), many mounted on India paper, one of which fully coloured, plus numerous woodcut illustrations within the text. Ex libris G.B. Bountas, with his collector's stamp four times to title page, along with oval bookseller's sticker of the Librairie Orientale H. Samuelian to front pastedoen. Corners bruised with one corner piece missing, binding rubbed, upper rear joint starting, spine faded, significant spotting throughout. First edition of "an important work" (Blackmer), complete with all the magnificent views in large folio format. All subsequent editions, including the English one, were published in octavo and retained only a few plates of the original edition, all in considerably reduced format. Laborde made the journey to Petra with the engineer Linant de Bellefonds in 1828, travelling from Suez via St. Catherine's and through Wadi al-Araba to Akabah. Although Burckhardt, Irby and Mangles had explored Petra before Laborde, he was the first to make detailed drawings of the area. Dedicated to the Elector Wilhelm II of Hesse (1777-1847). "Both Burckhardt and Irby and Mangles had Explored Petra before Laborde, but Laborde was the first to be able to make plans, views and maps of the area" (Blackmer). The son of an archaeologist and diplomat, Léon-Emmanuel-Simon-Joseph (1807-1869), count of Laborde, was educated at the University of Göttingen. In 1826, he embarked on a transformative journey with his father to Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt, honing his artistic talents and linguistic skills along the way. In Cairo, he encountered Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds, known as Linant Bey then Linant Pacha, a seasoned explorer seeking a companion to traverse the Sinai to Petra. Their partnership led to a historic expedition in February 1828, during which they meticulously documented their journey through sketches and detailed maps. Arriving in Petra, they became the first Europeans to conduct an extensive survey of the Nabataean capital, a milestone in archaeological exploration. Upon returning to Europe in May 1828, Laborde dedicated himself to publishing his travel notes, culminating in the richly illustrated Voyage de l'Arabie Pétrée in 1830. This publication introduced the Nabataeans to the Western world, influencing subsequent explorers like the Scottish painter David Roberts. Laborde's contributions extended beyond exploration; he served as the Curator of the Department of Antiquities at the Louvre in 1847, later becoming Director General of the Archives in 1857. His decade-long tenure saw the creation of the Musée des Archives, laying the groundwork for the future Museum of the History of France. Laborde's legacy endures as a testament to his pioneering spirit and profound impact on the fields of archaeology and cultural preservation. (Blackmer, 929).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. [Important early views of Petra and Kazneh (Al-Khazneh)] First Edition. Atlas Folio, 59.5 x 32.5 cm. Bound in contemporary leather backed boards. Marbled end sheets. Collated, complete. [8], 87 p., [73]. Plate list at rear. The title page with a fine vignette illustration. 69 plates (most on India paper), including a large folding map. One map hand-colored. Institutional stamp on title and one text leaf. Foxing throughout. After being rediscovered by Johann Burckhardt in 1812, Petra was largely unknown before Laborde's publication. In 1828 Laborde made the journey to Petra with engineer Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds dressed as Bedouins. They were the first to make detailed drawings of the area. Their work was the only graphic representation of Petra in the west before David Robert's work ten years later. Refs: Blackmer 929; Nissen ZBI 2335; Gay 3647; Brunet III, 714; Vicaire IV, 758-9. Provenance: From the library of Edward S. Philbrick of Brookline, Massachusetts. Philbrick was a Sanitary Engineer in the Civil War and notably part of the Port Royal Experiment.