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Bronze medal from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1881).
Minted in 1963.
Beautiful copy with black patina, minimal wear.
Engraver / Artist : Georges Simon.
Dimensions : 74mm.
Weight : 226 g.Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : cornucopia + bronze.
Quick and neat delivery.
The stand is not for sale.
The support is not for sale
Théophraste Renaudot, born in 1586 in Loudun and died October 25, 1653 in Paris, is a French journalist, doctor and philanthropist.
He is the founder of advertising and the French press through his two creations of the Address Bureau (1629) and La Gazette, weekly newspaper (May 30, 1631). Ordinary physician to the king, he was appointed “commissioner for the poor of the Kingdom”.
Protestant and doctor
Orphan of a modest family of the Protestant bourgeoisie of Loudun where he was born1, he studied medicine well with the surgeons of Paris and at the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, which was then open to Protestants. A doctor at 20, he traveled to Italy, Germany and perhaps England. In 1602, he contracted scrofula, which caused scars on his face2.
In 1609, he married3, and settled in Loudun, leading the life of a modest notable. He then met the Franciscan preacher François Leclerc du Tremblay, known as Father Joseph, a mystic and ardent supporter of the Catholic Reformation, who led him to question the question of poverty in the kingdom of France, which was then wreaking havoc at the beginning of the 17th century. He sent to the Regency Council of Marie de Medici a treatise On the condition of the poor, which earned him the title of “ordinary physician” from King Louis XIII in 1612. A favor which was short-lived, perhaps due to the opposition of devout Catholics who were then very hostile to Protestants.
Serving the poor and the state
The statue of Théophraste Renaudot in his hometown.
Around 1625, he converted to Catholicism and entered the Council of Richelieu. Client of the cardinal, Renaudot is the very example of the social success of a talented man despite his modest and Protestant origins, even though the Kingdom was engaged in calling into question the rights of Protestants.
In 1628 or 1629, he opened an “address office4” with the gift of a royal privilege. For him it was a matter of welcoming offers and requests for employment, in order to provide a remedy for poverty and vagrancy without the assistance of the Church, traditional charity or even confinement. In 1633, an ordinance forced all unemployed people to register.[ref. necessary] This measure was accompanied that year by the creation of the first advertisement newspaper: the Address Bureau Sheet. His office, located on the Île de la Cité under the Grand Coq sign, located rue de la Calandre, prospered and hosted numerous activities. For 3 cents, you could have sales, rental or service proposals included in the newspaper.
He also set up a dispensary there, paying for the wealthy and free for the poor. From 1632 he even hosted weekly medical conferences there, then varied ones, opening the era of worldly conferences and forming the image of the “honest man”. Finally, Louis XIII authorized him on Mars 27, 1637 to open a pawnshop in his address office which he transformed into an auction room.
His success was so important that in 1641 he was able to open a branch of his address office at the Louvre. However, this attracted a lot of enmity from the Faculty of Medicine in Paris.
A founder of the press
Plate 8 quai du Marché-Neuf (Paris), on the site of the building where his house was located, and where he founded his newspaper.
Statue of Théophraste Renaudot not far away, rue de Lutèce, work of Alfred Boucher. Inaugurated in 1893, it was founded in 1942.
Théophraste Renaudot was one of the precursors of the written press. On May 30, 1631, he launched his famous Gazette, soon imitated by the Nouvelles Ordinaires de Divers Lieus from the Parisian booksellers Martin and Vendosme, published in July 1631. Supported by Richelieu, who made the Gazette an instrument of his political propaganda, Renaudot won this market against his competitors, despite the hostility of the community of Parisian printers and booksellers. In 1635, the state granted him a monopoly for himself and his successors5.
The quality of its newspaper was judged by the government to be much better than that of its competitors, essentially the Nouvelles Ordinaires de Divers Lieus, founded by Jean Epstein6. He had the financial support of Richelieu's government.
Quality, abundance, geographical diversity, conciseness and clarity of the news, the Gazette was a great success and was added, from 1634, the supplement of Extraordinaries, reporting in detail the most important events7. In 1611, the first volume Mercure François appeared, a collection of events from 1605 to 1610, including the account of the first settlement of the French in Canada. The Richer brothers were responsible for its publication until 1635. Théophraste Renaudot continued this important publication until 16438.
The difficulties of the Fronde
With the death of Richelieu in 1642 and that of Louis XIII the following year, Théophraste Renaudot lost his prin
He is the founder of advertising and the French press through his two creations of the Address Bureau (1629) and La Gazette, weekly newspaper (May 30, 1631). Ordinary physician to the king, he was appointed “commissioner for the poor of the Kingdom”.
Protestant and doctor
Orphan of a modest family of the Protestant bourgeoisie of Loudun where he was born1, he studied medicine well with the surgeons of Paris and at the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, which was then open to Protestants. A doctor at 20, he traveled to Italy, Germany and perhaps England. In 1602, he contracted scrofula, which caused scars on his face2.
In 1609, he married3, and settled in Loudun, leading the life of a modest notable. He then met the Franciscan preacher François Leclerc du Tremblay, known as Father Joseph, a mystic and ardent supporter of the Catholic Reformation, who led him to question the question of poverty in the kingdom of France, which was then wreaking havoc at the beginning of the 17th century. He sent to the Regency Council of Marie de Medici a treatise On the condition of the poor, which earned him the title of “ordinary physician” from King Louis XIII in 1612. A favor which was short-lived, perhaps due to the opposition of devout Catholics who were then very hostile to Protestants.
Serving the poor and the state
The statue of Théophraste Renaudot in his hometown.
Around 1625, he converted to Catholicism and entered the Council of Richelieu. Client of the cardinal, Renaudot is the very example of the social success of a talented man despite his modest and Protestant origins, even though the Kingdom was engaged in calling into question the rights of Protestants.
In 1628 or 1629, he opened an “address office4” with the gift of a royal privilege. For him it was a matter of welcoming offers and requests for employment, in order to provide a remedy for poverty and vagrancy without the assistance of the Church, traditional charity or even confinement. In 1633, an ordinance forced all unemployed people to register.[ref. necessary] This measure was accompanied that year by the creation of the first advertisement newspaper: the Address Bureau Sheet. His office, located on the Île de la Cité under the Grand Coq sign, located rue de la Calandre, prospered and hosted numerous activities. For 3 cents, you could have sales, rental or service proposals included in the newspaper.
He also set up a dispensary there, paying for the wealthy and free for the poor. From 1632 he even hosted weekly medical conferences there, then varied ones, opening the era of worldly conferences and forming the image of the “honest man”. Finally, Louis XIII authorized him on Mars 27, 1637 to open a pawnshop in his address office which he transformed into an auction room.
His success was so important that in 1641 he was able to open a branch of his address office at the Louvre. However, this attracted a lot of enmity from the Faculty of Medicine in Paris.
A founder of the press
Plate 8 quai du Marché-Neuf (Paris), on the site of the building where his house was located, and where he founded his newspaper.
Statue of Théophraste Renaudot not far away, rue de Lutèce, work of Alfred Boucher. Inaugurated in 1893, it was founded in 1942.
Théophraste Renaudot was one of the precursors of the written press. On May 30, 1631, he launched his famous Gazette, soon imitated by the Nouvelles Ordinaires de Divers Lieus from the Parisian booksellers Martin and Vendosme, published in July 1631. Supported by Richelieu, who made the Gazette an instrument of his political propaganda, Renaudot won this market against his competitors, despite the hostility of the community of Parisian printers and booksellers. In 1635, the state granted him a monopoly for himself and his successors5.
The quality of its newspaper was judged by the government to be much better than that of its competitors, essentially the Nouvelles Ordinaires de Divers Lieus, founded by Jean Epstein6. He had the financial support of Richelieu's government.
Quality, abundance, geographical diversity, conciseness and clarity of the news, the Gazette was a great success and was added, from 1634, the supplement of Extraordinaries, reporting in detail the most important events7. In 1611, the first volume Mercure François appeared, a collection of events from 1605 to 1610, including the account of the first settlement of the French in Canada. The Richer brothers were responsible for its publication until 1635. Théophraste Renaudot continued this important publication until 16438.
The difficulties of the Fronde
With the death of Richelieu in 1642 and that of Louis XIII the following year, Théophraste Renaudot lost his prin
Quality, abundance, geographical diversity, conciseness and clarity of the news, the Gazette was a great success and was added, from 1634, the supplement of Extraordinaries, reporting in detail the most important events7. In 1611, the first volume Mercure François appeared, a collection of events from 1605 to 1610, including the account of the first settlement of the French in Canada. The Richer brothers were responsible for its publication until 1635. Théophraste Renaudot continued this important publication until 16438.
The difficulties of the Fronde
With the death of Richelieu in 1642 and that of Louis XIII the following year, Théophraste Renaudot lost his main protectors. The Regency could not take the risk of displeasing its enemies. The Faculty obtained a ban on medical consultations and conferences in its address office, then the office was completely closed in 1646.
The Gazette survived, passing into the service of Mazarin, but the Fronde came, in 1649, to hinder its
The difficulties of the Fronde
With the death of Richelieu in 1642 and that of Louis XIII the following year, Théophraste Renaudot lost his main protectors. The Regency could not take the risk of displeasing its enemies. The Faculty obtained a ban on medical consultations and conferences in its address office, then the office was completely closed in 1646.
The Gazette survived, passing into the service of Mazarin, but the Fronde came, in 1649, to hinder its