Item Information

Model of the Salle des Machines, theater in the Tuilieries, Paris, in 1671

Dublin Core

Title

Model of the Salle des Machines, theater in the Tuilieries, Paris, in 1671

Description

Represents a setting for "Psyche" by Moliere and Corneille, based upon a 1906 revival of the play at the Theatre Francaise. With B08, the model illustrates differing methods of staging in 17th century French theatre. La Salles de Machines was a large and extravagently-equipped theatre built by Gaspare Vigarani in a wing of the Tuileries.

Creator

Devred, Alfred

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia

Date

after 1906

Identifier

DM number: B11

Additional Item Metadata

Provenance

Gift, Brander Matthews

MODS

Key Date

1906

Type of Date

inferred

Place of Origin

France

Form/Genre

models

Physical Description

Scale 3:100

Repository Name

Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Notes

Original filename: rbml_realia_b11.tif

Language of Cataloging

English

Digital Origin

Reformatted Digital

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

16"x21"x20"

Citation

Devred, Alfred , “Model of the Salle des Machines, theater in the Tuilieries, Paris, in 1671,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 20, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/5031.