Clerc, Marianne and Yves Bobin — Hache, Ebenistes a Grenoble

Grenoble, France, Musee Dauphinois, 1997. Hardcover. Black paper boards with off-white lettering on cover, black and color illustrated dust jacket with white and gold lettering, xxiii, 157 pp. color illustrations. Text is entirely in French. "Linking the first occupants of a country to those who still live there, such was the intention of Hippolyte Muller, by creating in Grenoble, in 1906, the Dauphinois Museum. From the marchers of Provence, to the south, to the limits of Savoy, to the north, from the most distant prehistory to the shores of contemporary history, the Museum explores the borders of the regional territory, to collect, convince and transmit the memory of men. Installed in the former convent of Sainte-Marie-d'en-Haut, the Musee Dauphinois dominates the slopes of the Bastille. It is there, above the city, facing the Belledonne and Vercors massifs, in prestigious buildings classified as Historical Monuments that each year four to five new exhibitions showcase archeology, history, rural heritage. industrial or decorative arts. Open presentations on the questions of our time in order to express the richness and diversity of cultures and to shed light on the movements of contemporary society, the essential mission of the museum of society." - translated dust jacket description. VG-/VG- (book shows minimal wear at corners, all pages clear and intact - dust jacket shows wear at corners and spine with two small tears at bottom corners of back cover, still protective) .