''Nouvelles de l'estampe'' (in French : "News about prints") is a
scholarly journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
on prints (
etchings,
engravings,
lithography, etc.). It is published by the
Comité national de la gravure française and its office is at the prints department of the
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...
, which sponsors the journal. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the
Bibliography of the History of Art
The Getty Research Institute (GRI), located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, is "dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts". and the
Bibliographie de l’histoire de France.
History
The journal was established in 1963 by
Jean Adhémar, then curator of the prints department of the National Library. At that time, it was not a journal but just a few sheets presenting news on prints.
Michel Melot, also a curator of the prints department, became editor in 1971 initiated the change to a scholarly journal, publishing studies on either old prints or contemporary creations. Part of the journal still presents news about exhibitions, new publications, etc.
Editors-in-chief
The editors-in-chief of the journal:
* 1963–1971: Jean Adhémar
* 1971–1982: Michel Melot
* 1982–1988: Marcelle Elgrishi-Gautrot
* 1988–1991: Marianne Grivel
* 1991–2010: Gérard Sourd
* 2010–present:
Rémi Mathis
References
External links
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1963 establishments in France
Art history journals
Prints (art)
Publications established in 1963
French-language journals
5 times per year journals
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