The Saint-Aubins' 'Book of Arses': The Livre de Caricatures tant bonnes que mauvaises
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: History
Abstract
"The project focuses on the Livre de Caricatures tant bonnes que mauvaises (1740-1775), a volume of
drawings by three Saint-Aubin brothers, who referred to it as their livre des culs ('book of arses'). Many drawings are crudely scatalogical; others, witty and cerebral. The work sheds light on political satire and caricature, popular and elite culture, public and domestic spheres, the sociability of laughter, and cultures of collecting in eighteenth-century France. The project will make the volume available through a digitised edition, and provide an in-depth and contextual analysis of it, drawing on an international and cross-
disciplinary group of scholars.
The project focuses on the Livre de Caricatures tant bonnes que mauvaises (1740-1775), a volume of
drawings by three Saint-Aubin brothers, who referred to it as their livre des culs ('book of arses'). Many drawings are crudely scatalogical; others, witty and cerebral. The work sheds light on political satire and caricature, popular and elite culture, public and domestic spheres, the sociability of laughter, and cultures of collecting in eighteenth-century France. The project will make the volume available through a digitised edition, and provide an in-depth and contextual analysis of it, drawing on an international and cross-
disciplinary group of scholars.
"
drawings by three Saint-Aubin brothers, who referred to it as their livre des culs ('book of arses'). Many drawings are crudely scatalogical; others, witty and cerebral. The work sheds light on political satire and caricature, popular and elite culture, public and domestic spheres, the sociability of laughter, and cultures of collecting in eighteenth-century France. The project will make the volume available through a digitised edition, and provide an in-depth and contextual analysis of it, drawing on an international and cross-
disciplinary group of scholars.
The project focuses on the Livre de Caricatures tant bonnes que mauvaises (1740-1775), a volume of
drawings by three Saint-Aubin brothers, who referred to it as their livre des culs ('book of arses'). Many drawings are crudely scatalogical; others, witty and cerebral. The work sheds light on political satire and caricature, popular and elite culture, public and domestic spheres, the sociability of laughter, and cultures of collecting in eighteenth-century France. The project will make the volume available through a digitised edition, and provide an in-depth and contextual analysis of it, drawing on an international and cross-
disciplinary group of scholars.
"
Organisations
| Description | THE CHARACTER AND NATURE OF ARTISTIC SATIRE UNDER FRANCE'S ANCIENREGIME |
| Exploitation Route | THE GENERAL RESPONSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN GOOD. THE WEBSITE IS STARTING TO BE USED i BELIEVE |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education |
| URL | http://www.waddesdon.org.uk/collection/special-projects/st.-aubin |
| Description | OTHER RESEARCHERS ARE STARTING TO USE THE SITE |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Cultural |