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| Founded | 1835 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jean-Claude Maisonneuve |
| Country of origin | Paris (France) |
| Publication types | Oriental languages and civilizations, orientalism, pre-Columbian civilizations |
The Maisonneuve constituted a Parisian dynasty of booksellers and orientalist publishers active during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
A prominent Orientalist publishing house
[edit]Jean-Claude Maisonneuve (1813–1884), son of farmers from Haute-Loire, was born on June 13, 1813, in Saint-Pal-de-Chalençon.[1] His initial interest was in religious imagery, and he began his career as a peddler before becoming a bookseller in 1835. Subsequently, he undertook extensive travel across Europe, reaching as far as Russia,[2] before finally establishing himself in Lyon as a bookseller-publisher. There, his firm, Blanc, Maisonneuve et Cie, succeeded Cormon et Blanc.[3] In 1849, Maisonneuve relocated to Paris, establishing his business on Quai Voltaire[3] in the former premises of the "A la Tour de Babel" bookstore. The establishment, originally founded by Louis-Théophile Barrois (1780–1851),[4] had previously served as a prominent Parisian center for foreign-language and Oriental literature.[5] Following Barrois's death in 1851, Maisonneuve acquired a substantial portion of his catalog, which included seminal publications on Arabic, Persian, and Turkish linguistics. Over time, Maisonneuve et Cie became a prominent orientalist publishing house, widely recognized by scholars in Paris. The company published works by renowned specialists such as Japanologist Léon de Rosny, Arabist Albert Kazimirski, and Indologist Émile Burnouf. In 1867, the catalog expanded to include ethnographic studies of societies in North and South America.[5] In 1874, Maisonneuve published the proceedings of the first International Congress of Orientalists, held in Paris in 1873, in three volumes.[6]
In the absence of heirs, Jean-Claude Maisonneuve died in Paris on January 31, 1884.[7] He bequeathed the stewardship of his bookstore to his nephew, Jean-Victor Maisonneuve (1860–1926), who collaborated with Charles Leclerc, the bookstore's manager, until Leclerc's demise in 1889.[8] The business was subsequently renamed the Librairie orientale et américaine and, later in the 1910s, the Librairie des cinq parties du monde. It relocated from Quai Voltaire to Rue de Mézières, then Rue de Rennes, and finally to 3 Rue du Sabot in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.[9]
Division of the Maisonneuve legacy
[edit]In the 1920s, Jean-Victor Maisonneuve's three sons—Gustave, Gaston, and Adrien—assumed control of the business, operating under the name Maisonneuve Frères. They subsequently diverged in their respective pursuits, each asserting the legitimacy of their claim to perpetuate the familial legacy:[2]
- Gustave and Gaston Maisonneuve proceeded to operate the Librairie orientale et américaine Maisonneuve Frères, Successeurs, which remained on Rue du Sabot. In the 1930s, the business changed ownership and became Librairie orientale et américaine Gustave-Paul Maisonneuve, Successeur. The new proprietor relocated the business to 198 Boulevard Saint-Germain. In the 1950s, the publisher Max Besson acquired the bookstore and, in 1961, formed a partnership with Roger Pinardon, director of Librairie Larose. Together, they established Maisonneuve et Larose, a publishing house specializing in Arab, Islamic, Hebrew studies, and Orientalism. The company was liquidated in 2011 but was revived in 2017 under the name Hémisphères Éditions, Maisonneuve et Larose Nouvelles Éditions. This new venture is led by journalist and Arabist Antoine Sfeir and former Maisonneuve et Larose director Alain Jauson.[10]
- In 1925, Adrien Maisonneuve (1897–1968) established the Librairie d'Amérique et d'Orient Adrien Maisonneuve, initially located at 5 Rue de Tournon and subsequently at 11 Rue Saint-Sulpice in Paris.[11] This venture marked a departure from the business interests of his brothers. His son, Jean Maisonneuve (1927–2016),[12] operated the business as a sole proprietorship, beginning on February 24, 1972 (SIREN 721-015-485). The catalog was sold on April 24, 2017, and the business was officially dissolved[12] on May 5, 2017. The purchaser was the company Claire Maisonneuve (SIREN 829-103-142).[13]
Even today, this division continues to fuel tensions, as evidenced by the statement on the website of Editions Claire Maisonneuve SAS: "Due to frequent confusion, La Librairie d'Amérique et d'Orient Adrien Maisonneuve, Jean Maisonneuve Succ., wishes to clarify to its visitors and valued clientele that it has never had—and will never have—any connection, past, present, or future, with the entity known as 'GP Maisonneuve et Larose.'"[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Acte d'état civil n°64, 13 juin 1813, Archives départementales de Haute-Loire, 6 E 237/2" [Civil status record no. 64, June 13, 1813, Archives départementales de Haute-Loire, 6 E 237/2] (in French). Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Marion, Valérie (1992). "Les deux "Maisonneuve"" [The two “Maisonneuve"]. Arabies (in French): 86.
- ^ a b Beuchot, Adrien Jean Quentin (1849). Feuilleton du Journal de la Librairie [Journal de la Librairie serial] (in French). Archived from the original on December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Notice BNF" (in French). Archived from the original on April 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Exposition universelle de Philadelphie, Catalogue du Cercle de la Librairie [Philadelphia World's Fair, Catalogue du Cercle de la Librairie] (in French). Paris: Cercle de la Librairie. 1876. p. 62.
- ^ Congrès international des orientalistes, Paris, 1873 [International Orientalist Congress, Paris, 1873] (in French). Maisonneuve et Cie. 1874. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Acte d'état civil n°176, 31 janvier 1886, Archives de Paris, 7e arrondissement, V4E 6035" [Civil status record no. 176, January 31, 1886, Archives de Paris, 7th arrondissement, V4E 6035] (in French). Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Charles Leclerc, Nécrologie" [Charles Leclerc, Obituary]. Société normande de géographie (in French): 143. 1889.
- ^ "Maisonneuve Frères, Notice BNF" [Maisonneuve Frères, BNF notice]. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019. [fr]
- ^ "A propos" [About us] (in French). Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Historique" [History] (in French). Archived from the original on August 8, 2002.
- ^ a b "Maisonneuve (Paris) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 721015485" [Maisonneuve (Paris) Sales, results, balance sheets on SOCIETE.COM - 721015485]. www.societe.com (in French). Archived from the original on December 16, 2024.
- ^ "CLAIRE MAISONNEUVE SAS (PARIS 5) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 829103142" [CLAIRE MAISONNEUVE SAS (PARIS 5) Sales, results, balance sheets on SOCIETE.COM - 829103142]. www.societe.com (in French). Archived from the original on December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Historique" [History] (in French). Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
External links
[edit]- "Site officiel des Editions Claire Maisonneuve SAS" [Official website of Editions Claire Maisonneuve SAS] (in French). Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
- "Site officiel d'Hésmiphères éditions, Maisonneuve et Larose Nouvelles éditions" [Official website of Hésmiphères éditions, Maisonneuve et Larose Nouvelles éditions] (in French). Archived from the original on December 8, 2024.
