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Title
Manège. Selections
Additional title: Encyclopédie
Names
Bénard, Robert, b. 1734 (Engraver)
Harguinier, fl. 1763-1768 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1760 - 1769 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
Pl. XIV, Manège, plan de terre de l'epaule en dedans -- Pl. XVI, Manège, plan de terre de la croupe au mur -- Pl. XVII, Manège, plan de terre de la maniere de doubler -- Pl. XVIII, Manège, plan de terre des voltes -- Pl. XX, Manège, plan de terre des demi voltes et pirouettes.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Ben R Man 1-5
Topics
Horsemanship
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Harguiniez del. ; Benard fecit.
Title devised by cataloger.
Acquisition: Gift; Lincoln Kirstein, 1970.
Biographical/historical: Plates from the Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (1751-1772), edited by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 5 prints : engraving, b&w ; 39 x 25 cm., plate mark 36 x 23 cm.
Description
Numbered plates depicting floor patterns for maneuvers executed on horseback. Horseshoe-shaped symbols take the place of the footprints generally used in notating dances for humans.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825553470
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759789
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e19ae870-b19d-0133-ed37-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1760: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Manège. Selections" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1760 - 1769. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e43b66f0-b1a2-0133-c04f-00505686d14e

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Wikipedia Citation

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Manège. Selections