Léon, Marquis de Laborde (1807–1869) was a French archaeologist and traveler.
Biography
He was born in Paris, the son of
Alexandre de Laborde. Educated in
Germany
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, he traveled extensively in
Asia Minor
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The ...
,
Syria, and
Egypt
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, and then entered the French diplomatic service. In 1847 he was made conservator of the
Louvre Museum
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...
of Antiques, and in 1857 director-general of the archives of the
Empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
.
Works
His numerous works include:
* ''Voyage de l’Arabie pétrée.'' Giard, Paris 1830
*
Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai. and the excavated city of Petra, the Edom of the propheciesEnglish trans. publ. John Murray, London, 1836
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* ''Voyage en Orient, Asie Mineure et Syrie'' (1837–62)
* ''Voyage de la Syrie par MM Alexandre de Laborde, Becker, Hall et Léon de Laborde.'' Firmin Didot, Paris 1837]
Digitalisat
U. of Heidelberg).
* ''Voyage de l’Asie mineure.'' Didot, Paris 1838
Digitalisat
U. of Heidelberg).
''Histoire de la gravure en manière noire et son application à l’imprimerie
'' Jules Didot l'aîné, Paris 1839.
* ''Débuts de l’imprimerie à Mayence et à Bamberg, ou Description des lettres d’indulgence du pape Nicolas V, pro regno Cypri, imprimées en 1454''. Techener, Paris 1840
Digitalisat
U. of Heidelberg).
* ''Recherches de ce qu’il s’est conservé dans l’Égypte moderne de la science des anciens magiciens.'' J. Renouard, Paris 1841
Digitalisat
.
* ''Les Ducs de Bourgogne. Étude sur les lettres, les arts et l'industrie pendant le XVe siècle et plus particulièrement dans les Pays-Bas et le duché de Bourgogne.'' Drei Bände. Plon, Paris 1849–1852 (Digitalisat
Tome 1Tome 2
.
* ''La Renaissance des arts à la cour de France, étude sur le XVIe siècle.'' 2 vols. L. Potier, Paris 1850–1855 (Digitalisat
Tome 1Additions
.
* ''Athènes aux XVe, XVIe et XVIIe siècles.'' 2 vols. J. Renouard, Paris 1854 (Digitalisat
Tome 1Tome 2
.
* ''De l’Union des arts et de l’industrie, rapport fait au nom de la commission française de l’exposition universelle de Londres sur les beaux-arts et sur les industries qui se rattachent aux Beaux-arts.'' 2 vols. Imprimerie impériale, Paris 1856.
* ''Les Archives de la France, leur vicissitudes pendant la Révolution, leur régénération sous l’Empire.'' Renouard, Paris 1867
Digitalisat
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* postum: ''Les Comptes des Bâtiments du Roi, 1528–1570, suivis de documents inédits sur les châteaux royaux et les arts au XVIe siècle, recueillis et mis en ordre par feu le marquis de Laborde.'' 2 vols. J. Baur, Paris 1877–1880 (Digitalisat
Tome 1Tome 2
.
References
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1807 births
1869 deaths
French archaeologists
Travelers in Asia Minor