Lettres de L. Palma di Cesnola à Ernest Renan (1879)

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• Luigi Palma di CesnolaCorresponded withErnest Renan

  Luigi Palma di Cesnola corresponded with Ernest Renan in letters concerning inscriptions and their scholarly work.

  New York

  1879 · p. 11

• Luigi Palma di CesnolaCurated

  Luigi Palma di Cesnola classified and arranged the objects in the new museum.

  tous les objets dans le nouveau MuséeCentral Park

  p. 12

• Luigi Palma di CesnolaEmployed byNew York Metropolitan Museum of Art

  The trustees hired Cesnola to unpack, arrange and classify the collection.

  $500 a monthNew York

  1877–1904 · p. 13

• Charles Clermont-GanneauConnected withLuigi Palma di Cesnola

  Charles Clermont-Ganneau requested drawings from Luigi Palma di Cesnola on Renan's behalf.

  dessins des fragments de vases en marbre avec inscriptions phéniciennes

  1879 · p. 13

• Luigi Palma di CesnolaDirectedMetropolitan Museum of Art

  Cesnola told Renan that he was Director of the Metropolitan Museum and supervised its work.

  museum collectionNew York

  1879 · p. 13

• Luigi Palma di CesnolaPassed objects toErnest Renan

  Luigi Palma di Cesnola sent Ernest Renan a box containing photographic plates of Phoenician inscriptions.

  clichés des inscriptions phoeniciennesNew York

  1879 · p. 13, 15