Dans l’ombre des ordres : les ordres de chevalerie et les territoires de la collection Gaignières

Chivalric orders occupy a disproportionately large place in François-Roger de Gaignières’ collection. They seem to have been at the heart of many of the scholar’s decisions : his choice to select a particular place, his choice of how to deal with documentation on a particular place. They dictated hi...

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Main Author: Pierre Couhault
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: École du Louvre 2023-11-01
Series:Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cel/27329
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Summary:Chivalric orders occupy a disproportionately large place in François-Roger de Gaignières’ collection. They seem to have been at the heart of many of the scholar’s decisions : his choice to select a particular place, his choice of how to deal with documentation on a particular place. They dictated his perception of certain regions, such as Anjou or Malta. Finally, they undoubtedly influenced the spatial organisation of his cabinet and the intellectual foundations of his geography.
ISSN:2262-208X