Christiane Éluère
Christiane Éluère | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Celticist, curator, historian, archaeologist |
Notable work | The Celts: First Masters of Europe |
Christiane Éluère (born 1946,[1] known in English as Christiane Eluère) is a French curator of heritage, archaeologist and historian specialised in the history of the Celts.
Career
[edit]Christiane Éluère is chief curator of the Center for Research and Restoration of Museums of France.[2] At the National Archaeological Museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, she shares responsibility for the protohistoric collections. In 1987, she helped to organise the exhibition Trésors des princes celtes ('Treasures of the Celtic Princes').[3]
She is the author of several books on European protohistory and the Celts.[4][5] Her publications include Les Ors préhistoriques (1982), L'Or des Celtes (1987), Les secrets de l'or antique (1989) and L'Europe des Celtes (1992), a richly illustrated pocket book for Gallimard's "Découvertes" collection, which has been translated into eight languages, including English, and is often reprinted.
Selected publications
[edit]- L'Or des Celtes, Office du livre, 1987
- Les secrets de l'or antique, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1989
- Secrets of Ancient Gold, Düdingen: Trio, 1990
- L'Europe des Celtes, collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 158), série Histoire. Éditions Gallimard, 1992
- UK edition – The Celts: First Masters of Europe, 'New Horizons' series, Thames & Hudson, 1993, reprinted 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2010
- US edition – The Celts: Conquerors of Ancient Europe, "Abrams Discoveries" series. Harry N. Abrams, 1993
- L'art des Celtes, Citadelles et Mazenod, 2004
In collaboration
[edit]- With Jean-Pierre Mohen, L'Europe à l'âge du bronze : Le temps des héros, collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 378), série Histoire. Éditions Gallimard, 1999
- US edition – The Bronze Age in Europe, "Abrams Discoveries" series. Harry N. Abrams, 2000
- UK edition – The Bronze Age in Europe: Gods, Heroes and Treasures, 'New Horizons' series, Thames & Hudson, 2000
- AA.VV., Gods and Heroes of the European Bronze Age, Thames & Hudson, 1999
References
[edit]- ^ "Éluère, Christiane". viaf.org. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "Christiane Eluère". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ Éluère, Christiane (1993). The Celts: First Masters of Europe. 'New Horizons' series. Translated by Briggs, Daphne. London: Thames & Hudson. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-500-30034-3.
About the author
- ^ "Christiane Éluère". babelio.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "Éluère (Christiane)". arbre-celtique.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-11.