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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
One of the most famous heraldists in France in the mid 20th century was Robert Louis. He designed a | One of the most famous heraldists in France in the mid 20th century was Robert Louis. He designed a large number of arms, but he was famous for his heraldic art of French historical regions, towns and provinces. He wrote a number of books on the different arms of towns in several départements, most French heraldic stamps were based on his drawings and a large number of postcards have been issued. | ||
[[ | Besides postcards he also designed many stamps (see the [[France (stamps)|stamps]] section of the site. He also wrote many books and designed all kinds of other heraldic items, for example the brochure for the floriade in Paris in 1969, and the arms of the Seine departement see below. | ||
[[File:deptseine.lou.jpg|550 px|center]] | |||
His personal arms: | |||
*[[File:robert.louis.jpg|300 px]] | |||
*[[File:robert.louis1.jpg|300 px]] | |||
[[File: | Address of his studio (later shared with his daughter Mireille Louis) : | ||
*[[File:studio.lou.jpg|300 px]] | |||
*[[File:studio1.lou.jpg|300 px]] | |||
==Images (scans) from his work== | ==Images (scans) from his work== | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:kindomfrance.lou.jpg|550 px]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:kindomfrance.lou.jpg|550 px]] <br/>The Kingdom of France and its provinces | ||
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