Auguste Racinet
Albert Charles Auguste Racinet (born July 20, 1825 in Paris , † October 29, 1893 in Montfort-l'Amaury ) was a French costume expert , illustrator , painter and author of several historical costumes and ornaments that have been reprinted to this day .
life and work
As a lithographer and draftsman, he was initially trained by his father Charles-Auguste Racinet, he received his further training at the École de dessin in Paris. From 1849 to 1874 he took part in the annual exhibitions of the Paris Salon , but he gained his importance through his contributions as an illustrator of scientific works, especially art and costume history.
His work in this area began in the 1840s together with his father on a work with panels based on models by Ferdinand Séré (1818–1855) and with texts by the historian Charles Léopold Louandre, which was published under the title Histoire du costume et de l ' ameublement au Moyen Âge should appear. After the untimely death of Séré, Les Arts somptuaires was published by Hangard-Maugé from 1857 to 1858 . Histoire du costume et de l'ameublement et des arts et industries qui s'y rattachent in 2 text and two panel volumes. Another part of the planned work with text by Paul Lacroix appeared in five volumes from 1848 to 1851 under the title Le Moyen âge et la Renaissance, histoire et description des moeurs et usages, du commerce et de l'industrie, des sciences, des arts, des littératures et des beaux-arts en Europe , followed by the ten-volume Costumes historiques de la France d'après le monuments les plus authentique… Avec un texte descriptif précédé de l'histoire de la vie privée des Français depuis l'origine de la monarchie jusqu´à nos jours et suivi d´un recueil curieux de pièces originales , which appeared from 1852 to 1860. Some of the plates bear the author's note "Séré et A. Racinet del. Et lith." (Drawing and lithography by Ferdinand Séré and Auguste Racinet), and some "Racinet père del." (Drawing by Charles-Auguste Racinet).
He found his position in life at the Firmin-Didot et Cie publishing house , where he worked as an engraver and artistic director from 1869 to 1888, and where his two main works, Lʹ Ornement polychrome and Le costume historique , were created and published.
Racinet became a member of the Legion of Honor on August 5, 1878 .
- L'Ornement polychrome
Persian
Byzantine
Medieval
Renaissance
18th century
Works
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Lʹ Ornement polychrome: 100 planches en couleurs or et argent contenant around 2000 motifs de tous les styles art ancien at asiatiaque, moyen age, renaissance, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècle . Firmin-Didot, Paris [1869-1873]. 3rd edition with unchanged title, Firmin-Didot, Paris [no year] online .
- The polychrome ornament (German edition, translated by R. Reinhardt), Stuttgart 1875, digitized (Breslau library) djvu format .
- Reprint: A. Racinet & M. Dupont-Auberville: The world of ornament / Die Welt der Ornamente. Ed. by Juliane Steinbrecher. English translation by JA Underwood. 2 vols. Taschen, Cologne a. a. 2012, ISBN 978-3-8365-4007-0 (Vol. 1: Primitive art - the middle ages , Vol. 2: Renaissance - 19th century )
- L'Ornement polychrome. Deuxième Série. Cent vingt planches en couleur or et argents. Art ancien at asiatiaque, moyen age, renaissance, XVIIe, XVIIIe et XIXe siècle. Recueil historique et pratique avec des notices explicatives. Publié sous la direction de MA Racinet, author de L'Ornement polychrome (première série), du Costume Historiques, etc. Firmin-Didot, Paris 1885–1887.
- Archéologique du prince Soltykoff collection. Firmin-Didot, Paris 1878.
- La Céramique japonaise. Firmin-Didot, Paris 1878–1881.
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Le costume historique: cinq cents planches, trois cents en couleurs, or et argent, deux cents en camaieu. Types principaux du vêtement et de la parure, rapprochés de ceux de l'intérieur de l'habitation dans tous les temps et chez tous les peuples, avec de nombreux détails sur le mobilier, les armes, les objets usuels, les moyens de transport ... 6 Vols. Firmin-Didot, Paris 1888 (digital copies: Vol. 1 , Vol. 2 , Vol. 3 , Vol. 4 , Vol. 5 , Vol. 6 )
- German translation: History of the costume in chronological development . 500 plates in gold, silver and Color printing. Arranged by Adolf Rosenberg . 6 vols. Wasmuth, Berlin 1888 (digital copies: vol. 1 , vol. 2 , vol. 3 , vol. 4 , vol. 5 )
- Reprint: The complete costume history: from ancient times to the 19th century, all plates in color / Complete costume history. English translation by Chris Miller, German translation by Dorothea Wenninger and Hanna Becker. Taschen, Kölb u. a. 2006, ISBN 3-8228-5095-0 .
literature
- Racinet, Albert Charles Auguste . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 544 .
Web links
- Auguste Racinet , article on the INHA website (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Racinet, Auguste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Racinet, Albert Charles Auguste (full name); Racinet, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French costumer, painter, illustrator and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1893 |
| Place of death | Montfort-l'Amaury |