Bernard Salomon -- Dissertation Outline

Prospective Outline for a Dissertation on
The Works of Bernard Salomon
by Robert A. Baron --

Introduction:
	I.		Contribution of Bernard Salomon to the history of book illustration and his significance to the history of art.
	II.		Survey of previous literature. Discussion of the history of attribution and of attitudes toward his style.

Part I:
	I.		The origins of the small figure style in 16th-century France.
		A.		The manuscript tradition: Godefroy le Batave.
		B.		French printmakers in the renaissance style
			1.		Geoffroy Tory and followers.
			2.		Jean de Gourmont and the Master CC.

	II.		Bernard Salomon's life as known from documents and sources. (Appendix of documents arranged chronologically.)

	III.		Cultural and intellectual role of Lyons during the 16th century.
		A.		Religious and humanistic issues in Lyons and their bearing on Salomon's oeuvre
		B.		The role of Jean de Tournes, Salomon's printer, in the intellectual life of Lyons.
		C.		Humanist links between Lyons and Paris, Italy and Geneva.

	IV.		The style of Bernard Salomon's works.
		A.		Problems of attribution.
			1.		History of attribution.
			2.		Bernard Salomon as designer and/or cutter.
		B.		The formation of Salomon's style.
			1.		Role of the School of Fontainebleau.
			2.		Role of the Parisian printing tradition.
			3.		Role of the Lyonnaise printing tradition.
			4.		Contribution of Italy, Switzerland, Germany, etc.
		C.		Other determinants of style.
			1.		Technique.
			2.		Iconographic tradition.

	V.		Salomon's contribution to the conception of the 16th-century illustrated book.
		A.		Relationship between work and image.
			1.		Ut pictura poesis.
			2.		Narrative illustration in the Bible, Ovid, and the Triumphs of Petrarch.
				a.		Episode and action in Salomon's pictorial narrative.
				b.		The narrative cycle.
			3.		The emblem tradition. (Alciati, etc.)
			4.		Interaction between narrative and emblem.
		B.		Relationship between image and page.
		C.		Salomon's conception of landscape, portraiture, etc.

	VI.		The influence of Bernard Salomon.
		A.		The 16th century
			1.		Influence on book illustration.
			2.		Influence on other minor arts: furniture, silver, etc.
			3.		Influence in major arts.
		B.		The 17th century.
			1.		The use of 16th-century illustrated books as pattern books.
			2.		The use of prints by Salomon and his followers by 17th-century painters.

	VII.		Summary and conclusions.

PART II:		Catalogue of works by Bernard Salomon. (see file.OUTLINE3.BS.htm)


					© 2002 Robert A. Baron --