Lecoy de La Marche
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Albert Lecoy de La Marche (b. Nemours
, 1839; d. Paris, 1897) was a French archivist and historian.
He left the École des Chartes
in 1861, and was appointed archivist of the Department of Haute Savoie. In 1864 he went to Paris as archivist in the historical section of the Archives de l'Empire
; he was also, for many years, professor of French history at the Catholic Institute in Paris
. His magnum opus is Chaire française au moyen âge (Paris, 1868), which was awarded a prize by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. It consists of three parts: Les prédicateurs; les sermons; la société d'après les sermons. Part I begins with a summary of the history of preaching in the early Church, and in France prior to the eleventh century, and then gives an exhaustive history of French preachers in the following centuries, especially the thirteenth. Part II deals with the audiences, the time and the place of preaching, and the various kinds of sermons. Part III is a study of all social classes of French society in the Middle Ages
as it appears in the light of the sermons.
Nemours
Nemours is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Geography:Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c...
, 1839; d. Paris, 1897) was a French archivist and historian.
He left the École des Chartes
École Nationale des Chartes
The École Nationale des Chartes is a grand établissement, an elite French university-level educational institution based in Paris. It provides education and training for archivists and librarians and forms part of the University of Paris.-History:...
in 1861, and was appointed archivist of the Department of Haute Savoie. In 1864 he went to Paris as archivist in the historical section of the Archives de l'Empire
Archives nationales (France)
The Archives nationales preserve the national archives of the French state, apart from the archives of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as these two ministries have their own archive services, the Service historique de la défense and the Archives diplomatiques...
; he was also, for many years, professor of French history at the Catholic Institute in Paris
Institut Catholique de Paris
The Institut Catholique de Paris, or the Catholic University of Paris, is a private university located in Paris, France. The institute was founded in 1875, under the name Université Catholique de Paris, by Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst....
. His magnum opus is Chaire française au moyen âge (Paris, 1868), which was awarded a prize by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. It consists of three parts: Les prédicateurs; les sermons; la société d'après les sermons. Part I begins with a summary of the history of preaching in the early Church, and in France prior to the eleventh century, and then gives an exhaustive history of French preachers in the following centuries, especially the thirteenth. Part II deals with the audiences, the time and the place of preaching, and the various kinds of sermons. Part III is a study of all social classes of French society in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
as it appears in the light of the sermons.
Other publications
- Anecdotes historiques, légendes et apologues, tirés du recueil inédit d'Etienne de BourbonStephen of BourbonStephen of Bourbon was a writer and preacher, especially noted as a historian of medieval heresies, b. in Belleville towards the end of the twelfth century; d. around 1261....
dominicain du 13e siècle (1877) - L'Académie de France à Rome (1874);
- Le roi René, sa vie, son administration (1873);
- La Société au XIIIe siècle (1880);
- Saint Martin (1881);
- Les manuscrits et la miniature (1884);
- Relations politiques de la France et du royaume de Majorque (1892), etc.