Sujet

Scenes of the Late War in France: ruins of the public library at Strasbourg, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Scenes of the Late War in France: ruins of the public library at Strasbourg, 1871. '...a memorial of the bombardment of Strasbourg, the ruins of the noble Public Library, which was destroyed, with all its printed books and manuscripts, by the fire of German siege batteries. A subscription has been raised in Germany to restore the building'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A70_289

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,7Mo (3,6Mo) / 29,0cm x 31,7cm / 3425 x 3741 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building buildings library destruction architecture arts country French France Paris art books book British damage damaged ruins ruin war Gothic location debris rubble century Britain newspapers press print Strasbourg Alsace literature concept ruined B&W architectural style aftermath public library engraved engraving 19th century bombardment civil war black & white black and white B W Ile-de-France nineteenth century heritage The Print Collector 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War Illustrated London News Siege of Paris TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown débris cultural heritage 19th-century The Illustrated London News