Louis XIVs medal cabinet at Versailles

Wellington examines the manner in which Louis XIV's collection of coins, medals, and engraved gems was housed at Versailles. The ancient coins could serve as models for the modern medals, while, as Wellington suggest, the presence of the old and new together in the king's numismatic cabine...

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Published in:Medal (London) 2015-09 (67), p.12-25
Main Author: Wellington, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Wellington examines the manner in which Louis XIV's collection of coins, medals, and engraved gems was housed at Versailles. The ancient coins could serve as models for the modern medals, while, as Wellington suggest, the presence of the old and new together in the king's numismatic cabinet placed the medallic history in a historical continuum, with Louis as both controlling force and climax. Asserting his place within history and placing the study of history within his purview, Louis XIV's Cabinet des Médailles must be viewed as a site of historical self-representation.
ISSN:0263-7707