BOOK - World War 1 - Collective work, Club Cartophile Catala - Lot 863

BOOK - World War 1 - Collective work, Club Cartophile Catalan edition - 21 x 29.5 cm. 240 pages - Published on November 11, 2002, Armistice Day 1918; very limited edition of 750 copies, 250 of which were given to subscribers. LES MONUMENTS AUX MORTS DES PYRENEES ORIENTALES - UN DEVOIR de MEMOIRE. A fine work. First of all, before dealing with the genesis of the war memorials, presents the political context & economic situation of the department before the Great War. It explains the long process of deciding to erect them, the approval of the departmental artistic commission, the financing, the choice of artists, the choice of materials depending on whether the commune is rich or poor; from the choice of the most renowned artists with Carrara marble or precious granites to the simple commemorative plaque affixed to the cemetery... A work that touches on symbolism, forms, formulas and inauguration ceremonies in great detail... 233 towns listed, their monuments described, with numerous illustrations, photos, postcards and period documents.