France Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)

[g_deploige]

The Order "Arts et des Lettres" has been created 2 may 1957.

It exist in 3 classes

1. Knight

2. Officer

3. Commander

the juwel has been designed by M. Raymond Subes

The order is administrated by the Ministery of Culture of France

See the Nominations order des Arts et Lettres de january 2006

Edited April 5, 2006 by g_deploige

[g_deploige]

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[Guest Rick Research]

Are there limits on the number of holders of each class, or limits on annual bestowals?

I have never seen this before, so I wonder if it is a rare honor?

It is incredibly UGLY-- like something from the Middle East!

And that "knotted rubber bands" suspension

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makes it look like something BROKE and was crudely repaired.

So we can say Ugly Decorations now go as far back as ME-- 1957!

[Ed_Haynes]

It is incredibly UGLY-- like something from the Middle East!

[g_deploige]

Its yearly contingent is 20 commanders, 60 officiers, 200 Knights

this is wath the French thinks about this order in a new book that wil com out

"cinquanti?me anniversaire de sa cr?ation. Cette ?tude rassemble tous les textes n?cessaires pour bien conna?tre cet ordre et son histoire, mais aussi, gr?ce ? des documents in?dits, pr?sente la recherche esth?tique ? laquelle Raymond Subes, le grand ferronnier d?art, a d? se consacrer pour aboutir ? la cr?ation de la plus belle d?coration fran?aise."

about this book see olso www.memodoc.com

Edited April 5, 2006 by g_deploige

[Guest Rick Research]

OK Ed, like something REALLY UGLY from the Middle East! It looks like a cactus or something-- too much green, sharp angles like avocado scales or something--

to my descended-from-le Roi Henri I eyes completely "un-French."

There is nothing more refined and elegant and truly of superior design than the Legion of Honor.

[JBFloyd]

Both Jerry Lewis and Groucho Marx held the commander's grade. Jerry Lewis also held the Legion d'Honneur. make of that what you will.

[Hendrik]

It is incredibly UGLY-- like something from the Middle East!

And that "knotted rubber bands" suspension

Well now, I beg to differ

Although I agree the Legion of Honour is in a class of its own, I quite like the various French orders (most of them out of use by now) designwise and that includes this Arts et Lettres one. I find it compares well and even exceeds the design of the Palmes Acad?miques series ... As the French saying goes : les gouts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas

Guess we're all entitled to our own likes and preferences - So, my thanks to Guy for posting this topic

Keep them coming !

Hendrik