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Literary
April 6, 1907
Bismarck Daily Tribune
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
Account of Queen Marie Antoinette's library containing 4,712 volumes of plays, romances, theological and literary works, plus 89 opera scores, all bound in red morocco by Blaizot. Discusses the poor quality reflecting decline in bookbinding art post-revolution, with revival half a century later in France and England.
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Marie Antoinette's Books
The unhappy Queen Marie Antoinette possessed an important library of 4,712 volumes, consisting of plays and romances, little books a la mode, the works of Pascal, Bossuet, Fenelon, Bourdaloue, Massillon, Boileau, Cousseaus, Corneille, Moliere, Voltaire and many others. She loved music passionately, and had a large collection of operas in eighty-nine numbers. The bindings were by Blaizot and were uniform in red morocco, with the arms of France and Austria stamped upon them. The execution of the work was poor and the decadence in the art of binding evident. The glories of the art of Padeloup and the Deromes had passed away, and the revolution effectually killed whatever knowledge remained of the ancient skill of the bookbinders. Half a century later saw its revival in France, and the art has since flourished both there and on English soil.
London Spectator
The unhappy Queen Marie Antoinette possessed an important library of 4,712 volumes, consisting of plays and romances, little books a la mode, the works of Pascal, Bossuet, Fenelon, Bourdaloue, Massillon, Boileau, Cousseaus, Corneille, Moliere, Voltaire and many others. She loved music passionately, and had a large collection of operas in eighty-nine numbers. The bindings were by Blaizot and were uniform in red morocco, with the arms of France and Austria stamped upon them. The execution of the work was poor and the decadence in the art of binding evident. The glories of the art of Padeloup and the Deromes had passed away, and the revolution effectually killed whatever knowledge remained of the ancient skill of the bookbinders. Half a century later saw its revival in France, and the art has since flourished both there and on English soil.
London Spectator
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Marie Antoinette
Library
Bookbinding
French Revolution
Royal Collection
Opera Scores
What entities or persons were involved?
London Spectator
Literary Details
Title
Marie Antoinette's Books
Author
London Spectator
Subject
Queen Marie Antoinette's Library And Bookbindings
Form / Style
Prose Reflection On Historical Library And Art Decline
Key Lines
The Unhappy Queen Marie Antoinette Possessed An Important Library Of 4,712 Volumes, Consisting Of Plays And Romances, Little Books A La Mode, The Works Of Pascal, Bossuet, Fenelon, Bourdaloue, Massillon, Boileau, Cousseaus, Corneille, Moliere, Voltaire And Many Others.
The Execution Of The Work Was Poor And The Decadence In The Art Of Binding Evident.
The Revolution Effectually Killed Whatever Knowledge Remained Of The Ancient Skill Of The Bookbinders.