Christiane Éluère
French Celticist
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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.
Christiane Éluère | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) |
| Occupations | Celticist, curator, historian, archaeologist |
| Notable work | The Celts: First Masters of Europe |
Career
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
- 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
- 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