DEVELLE, Edmond. Les horlogers blésois au XVIe et au XVIIe s - Lot 170

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DEVELLE, Edmond. Les horlogers blésois au XVIe et au XVIIe s - Lot 170
DEVELLE, Edmond. Les horlogers blésois au XVIe et au XVIIe siècle. 3rd edition illustrated with 30 hors-texte plates. Followed by Peintres en émail de Blois et de Chateaudun au XVIIème siècle, Nogent-le-Roi : Librairie des arts et métiers, 1978. In-4 of 459, [1, bl.] p. (Les horlogers blésois...); 45 p. (Painters in enamel...). Paperback, illustrated cover. Excellent copy (crease at one corner). With 30 hors-texte plates. The original edition is from 1913. The first edition of Peintres en émail is from 1894. The first part, of a general nature, deals with the history of watchmaking in Blésois, with many details on the creation of the workshops, their life and their work. The second part deals with each of the craftsmen, with their particular note where information of a genealogical nature, the dates of exercise, and the various strong times of their existence appear. Important and pioneering work on the watchmakers of Blois. "In the seventeenth century the city of Blois developed into one of the leading centers of watchmaking, goldsmithing and enamelling in Europe. During the second half of the sixteenth and into the seventeenth century, the French royal courts visited the Loire valley for recreation, hunting and other diversions. Therefore it is perhaps unsurprising that, with so many wealthy clients in the area hungry for the latest fashions in jewellery and watches, Blois should develop as a center of excellence in the decorative crafts. Dynasties of watchmakers and goldsmiths grew up on the strength of such patronage. Indeed more than one of them received commissions from the monarchs themselves. Abraham, for instance, was watchmaker to Louis XIII and families such as the Gribelins, the Cupers and the Payras established workshops that became prolific; the excellence of their work is self-evident in the watches that survive today. The detailed research of the Abbé Edouard Develle, published in 1913 under the title "Les Horlogers Blésois au XVIe et au XVIIe siècle", bears testimony to the prolific nature of the Blois workshops of the time. (cf. British Museum. "British Museum - watch-case/watch", online).
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