Imagerie d'Epinal (English name) ImageriedEpinal

Japanese: Imagerie d'Épinal(英語表記)ImageriedEpinal
Imagerie d'Epinal (English name) ImageriedEpinal

...It developed from the monasteries and castles built by the Bishop of Metz at the end of the 10th century. Although it does not have a prominent industry, it is famous as the production center of the Imagerie d'Épinal, and the Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts has an international museum of popular prints attached to it. Popular prints became popular in Paris, Chartres, Orléans, and other places from around the 16th century, but from the middle of the 18th century, Épinal became the most active center. ...

From [Prints]

...The influence and role of prints as a source of inspiration, both as illustrations for books and as reproduction prints, has spread to a much wider area than ever before, sometimes even across time, due to the diversity of printing cultures and their portability. In general, the popular nature of prints is certainly an important aspect, as is evident in religious amulets, game cards, and the "popular prints" such as the 18th and 19th century Imagerie d'Épinal prints, and they are also used to print patterns on wallpaper and fabrics, penetrating the daily lives of the masses. This is also helped by the fact that prints are relatively inexpensive.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Imagerie d'Épinal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…10世紀末メッスの司教により建設された修道院や城郭から発展した。目立った産業はないが,エピナル版画Imagerie d’Épinalの産地として名高く,県立美術館には民衆版画国際美術館が併設されている。民衆版画は,16世紀ごろより,パリ,シャルトル,オルレアンなどで盛んとなったが,18世紀の半ばからは,エピナルがもっとも活発な中心地となった。…

【版画】より

…この書物の挿絵としても,また複製版画としても,版画の影響ないし霊感の源泉としての役割は,印刷文化の複数性とその持運びやすさとによって,それ以前とは比べものにならぬ広大な地域に,ときには時代の枠をこえて広がっている。 一般に版画の民衆性は,宗教的なお守札やゲームカード,18~19世紀のエピナル版画Imagerie d’Épinalのような〈民衆版画l’imagerie populaire〉などに顕著に現れているように確かに重要な側面をなし,また壁紙や布地の模様印刷などにも用いられて,大衆の日常生活に浸透している。版画が比較的廉価であることもそれを助長する。…

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