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Society of Antiquaries of Normandy
Société des antiquaires de Normandie
Formation1824 (1824)
FounderArcisse de Caumont
TypeHistorical and archaeological society
Purpose

Research of antiquities, studies related to national history, and the preservation of monuments in the departments of Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime.

HeadquartersCaen, Normandy, France
Official language
French
Publication
Bulletin de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie
Mémoires
Monuments et sites de Normandie
Grands Textes des Antiquaires
AffiliationsComité des travaux historiques et scientifiques
Federation of Historical and Archaeological Societies of Normandy

The Society of Antiquaries of Normandy (Société des antiquaires de Normandie, in French) is a historical and archaeological society in Normandy, founded in 1824 by Arcisse de Caumont.[1] It holds its meetings at the Hôtel d'Escoville in Caen.[2]

History

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The Society of Antiquaries of Normandy is dedicated to the study of the history and archaeology of the five departments of Normandy.[1] It has made significant contributions to the history of the Manche department.[3] Charles de Gerville, who coined the term "Romanesque architecture," was one of its founding members.[3]

The society has been instrumental in publishing key sources for Norman history and conducting archaeological excavations.[1] It was recognized as a public utility in 1855 and is headquartered in Caen.[2] Between 1854 and 1855, the society established its museum, primarily showcasing its archaeological collections, in part of the former Collège du Mont.[4] The building and museum were partially damaged in 1944, and the collections were subsequently transferred in 1983 to the Musée de Normandie at the Château de Caen and the Gallo-Roman Museum of Vieux.[4] The society's archives are housed at the Calvados Departmental Archives (sub-series 83 F) and are freely accessible.[2]

  • Gardens of the museum.
    Gardens of the museum.
  • Fireplace room.
    Fireplace room.
  • Pillory room.
    Pillory room.

Notable members

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Hôtel d'Escoville, headquarters of the Société.

Publications

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The society regularly publishes the Bulletin de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie, with the most recent being Volume LXXIII (2014, published in 2016). Efforts to address publication delays led to the release of Volume LXIII in 2010, with further volumes announced. Volume LXVI, covering 2004–2007, was published in 2011.[5]

Additionally, the society has published Mémoires since its founding in 1824.[1] The latest, Volume XLVII (2016), authored by Patrice Gourbin, focuses on "The Heritage of Caen During World War II and the Reconstruction" (320 pages).[7]

Since the 2000s, two new collections have been launched. The first, Les grands textes des Antiquaires de Normandie, began in 2008 with a critical and expanded reissue of Les Curieuses recherches du Mont Sainct Michel by Dom Thomas Le Roy.[8]

The second collection, Monuments et sites de Normandie, started in 2010 with a work by Étienne Faisant on the Château de Fontaine-Henry.[9] In 2011, a second volume in this collection, covering the Saint-Sauveur-du-Marché church in Caen, was published by Étienne Faisant, Vincent Juhel, and François Saint-James.[10] In 2013, a volume on Le Grand Doyenné d'Avranches, une résidence aristocratique au fil des siècles was authored by David Nicolas-Méry.[11] In 2014, Julien Deshayes published a booklet on the Chapelle Saint-Germain de Querqueville and Christophe Marcheteau de Quinçay published on L'ancien hôtel de ville de Caen, disparu en 1944, séminaire des Eudistes de 1664 à 1792.[12][13]

A special volume was released in 2017 to mark the bicentennial of Georges Bouet’s birth, featuring engravings published by the artist between 1844 and 1848, with general chapters by François Saint-James and Marie-Pierre Bouet, and notes by Étienne Faisant, titled Hôtels et maisons Renaissance de Caen dessinés par Georges Bouet (1817–1890).[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Caumont, Arcisse de (1824). Statuts de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie [Statutes of the Society of Antiquaries of Normandy] (in French). Caen: Mancel. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Inventaire de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie" [Inventory of the Society of Antiquaries of Normandy]. Les Archives du Calvado (in French). Archives départementales du Calvados. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b Gerville, Charles de (1854). Études géographiques et historiques sur le département de la Manche [Geographical and Historical Studies on the Manche Department] (in French). Caen: Feuardent. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b Musset, Lucien (1975). Normandie romane [Romanesque Normandy] (in French). La Pierre-qui-Vire: Zodiaque. ISBN 978-2-7369-0016-8. OCLC 1344163691.
  5. ^ a b Bulletin de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie [Bulletin of the Society of Antiquaries of Normandy] (in French) (18 ed.). Harvard University. 1898. p. 495.
  6. ^ "Deux siècles d'histoire aux Antiquaires de Normandie" [Two centuries of history at the Antiquaires de Normandie]. calenda.org (in French). Archived from the original on November 7, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Gourbin, Patrice (2016). Mémoires de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie: Patrimoine de Caen à l'épreuve de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et de la Reconstruction [Memoirs of the Society of Antiquaries of Normandy: The Heritage of Caen During World War II and the Reconstruction] (in French). Vol. XLVII. Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-919026-18-0. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023.
  8. ^ Le Roy, Thomas (2008). Les Curieuses recherches du Mont Sainct Michel [The Curious Research of Mont Saint Michel] (in French). Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-9510558-5-8. OCLC 470692685.
  9. ^ Faisant, Étienne (2010). Monuments et sites de Normandie: Le château de Fontaine-Henry [Monuments and Sites of Normandy: The Château de Fontaine-Henry] (in French). Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-919026-00-5.
  10. ^ Faisant, Étienne; Juhel, Vincent; Saint-James, François (2011). Monuments et sites de Normandie: L'église Saint-Sauveur-du-Marché de Caen [Monuments and Sites of Normandy: The Saint-Sauveur-du-Marché Church in Caen] (in French). Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-919026-01-2.
  11. ^ Nicolas-Méry, David (2013). Monuments et sites de Normandie: Le Grand Doyenné d'Avranches, une résidence aristocratique au fil des siècles [Monuments and Sites of Normandy: The Grand Doyenné of Avranches, an Aristocratic Residence Through the Centuries] (in French). Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-919026-03-6.
  12. ^ Deshayes, Julien (2014). Monuments et sites de Normandie: La chapelle Saint-Germain de Querqueville [Monuments and Sites of Normandy: The Saint-Germain Chapel of Querqueville] (in French). Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-919026-04-3.
  13. ^ Marcheteau de Quinçay, Christophe (2014). Monuments et sites de Normandie: L'ancien hôtel de ville de Caen, disparu en 1944, séminaire des Eudistes de 1664 à 1792 [Monuments and Sites of Normandy: The Former Caen Town Hall, Lost in 1944, Eudist Seminary from 1664 to 1792] (in French). Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-919026-05-0.
  14. ^ Saint-James, François; Marie-Pierre Bouet; Étienne Faisant (2017). Hôtels et maisons Renaissance de Caen dessinés par Georges Bouet (1817–1890) [Renaissance Hotels and Houses of Caen Drawn by Georges Bouet (1817–1890)] (in French). Société des antiquaires de Normandie. ISBN 978-2-919026-20-3.
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