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The École française de Rome (EFR) is a French research institute for history,

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

, and the social sciences; overseen by the

Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres The () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the . The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigraphy) and historical literature (see Belles-lettres). History ...

, and a division of the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche.

History and description

The EFR is the successor to the Institut de Correspondance Archéologique, created in 1829 to accommodate researchers from outside Rome. Composed largely of French and German scholars, it was permanently closed as a result of the

Franco-Prussian War The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...

. In 1873, a branch of the École française d'Athènes was opened there; becoming the EFR in 1875. The following year, it found a home on the second floor of the

Palazzo Farnese Palazzo Farnese () or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic, it was given to the French government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French e ...

, together with the . It has eighteen students, who are there for three years, recruited from doctors and advanced doctoral candidates. It also awards 150 grants each year, to young researchers whose work requires them to be in Italy for one or two months. The EFR is managed by a Director and is divided into three sections (Antiquity, Middles Ages, Modern Period), each with its own vice-director. It has an extensive library, open to members, former members, and accredited researchers. It operates its own publishing house, the , which offers several periodical journals, as well as collections of the work done by former members, many of which are available at the Persée digital library. The EFR also organizes archaeological excavation sites throughout Italy, North Africa and the Balkans.

The library

Since its foundation, the École has developed a documentary collection to support the research activity of its scholars. Today the collections of the library of the École française de Rome are accessible, largely on open shelves, to all scholars and researchers who make a justified request. With almost 215,000 printed documents, these constitute the largest French library outside the territory of France and cover all areas of archaeology, history and social sciences relating to Rome, Italy and the central Mediterranean, from Prehistory to the present day.

Sources

* Michel Gras & Olivier Poncet (Eds.), ''Construire l'institution. L'Ecole Française de Rome 1873-1895'', EFR, 2013
Online
* Jean Bayet (Ed.), ''L’Histoire et l’œuvre de l’École française de Rome'', Paris, E. de Boccard, 1931

References

External links

École française de Rome
official website
Archives de la direction, des directions des études, du service des publications et des services administratifs de l'École française de Rome (1873-2011)
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