Jules Frédéric Bouchet Engraved Plates Collection
Scope and Contents
Eight engraved plates from Compositions Antiques by Jules Frédéric Bouchet. Included are plates 1-3, 10, 11, 14-16. The title pages and text (14 p.) and eight additional plates are missing.
These plates are from the second edition, published by the author in Paris, 1851.
Dates
- 1851 - 1851
Creator
- Bouchet, Jules Frédéric, 1799-1860 (Architect, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in French.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Drawings and Documents Archive, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Drawings and Documents Archive.
Biographical Note
Jules Frédéric Bouchet (1799-1860) was an architect, designer, and engraver. Aided by the architect Visconti, he was appointed inspector of the reconstruction of France’s Royal Library (1829) and the Court of Cassation (1834). He was then chief inspector of the Tomb of Napoleon (1842-1853) and succeeded Visconti as chief architect of the monument. He also taught at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, as head of graphics work, and produced two treaties for elementary students, drawing and linear perspective.
Extent
.3 Cubic Feet (1 OVA box)
Arrangement
The Jules Frédéric Bouchet Engraved Plates are arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
The Jules Frédéric Bouchet Engraved Plates were received by Drawings and Documents Archive as a donation from Jay Richlin on 1980/1/14.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Sources
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1985/8/29. Finding aid created 1995/7/6 by Andrew R. Seager; revised 2011/12/5 by Carol Street.
- Architecture, French Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Engraving, French Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Engraving--19th Century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Jules Frédéric Bouchet Engraved Plates
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Created by Andrew R. Seager; revised by Carol Street.
- Date
- Created 1995/7/6; revised 2011/12/5
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Andrew Seager Archives of the Built Environment Repository
Architecture Building, Room 120
Muncie IN 47306 USA
765-285-8441
765-285-3726 (Fax)
libarchives@bsu.edu
