thesis

Les Angevins et leurs monuments : 1800-1840

Defense date:

Jan. 1, 1994

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Institution:

Lyon 2

Disciplines:

Art history and archeology

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Abstract EN:

This study deals with the emergence of the concept of the historic monument between 1800 and 1840 in the department of maine et loire. The relationships between the angevins and their monuments, from the end of the revolution to the official creation of a department of historic monuments, are analyzed through the opinions of contemporary personalities (sholars, local or foreign artists) and the actions undertaken (demolition, new uses, rehabilitation). The way the angevins responded to the government's initiatives as far as monuments were concerned, the commitment of antiquaries, and the architectural interventions are the main indicators of the slow evolution of their awareness of their local heritage. In 1840 the department of maine et loire seems to be among the most interested in the recognition and the conservation of their monuments.

Abstract FR:

Etude de l'emergence du concept de monument historique entre 1800 et 1840 dans le departement de maine-et-loire. Les relations entretenues par les angevins avec leurs monuments anciens, depuis la fin de la revolution jusqu'a la creation officielle du service des monuments historiques, sont analysees au travers des regards poses par les contemporains (personnalites, erudits, et artistes locaux ou etrangers) et des actions entreprises (demolition, reutilis ation, restauration). Les reponses donnees par les angevins aux sollicitations du gouvernement en matiere de monuments, l'engagement des antiquaires, et les interventions architecturales sont les principaux indicateurs d'une lente evolution de la prise de conscience patrimoniale locale. Le maine-et-loire semble se situer vers 1840 parmi les departements francais les plus soucieux de la reconnaissance et de la preservation de leur patrimoine monumental.