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In the general post-classic field, several French scholars 

 have done invaluable work. DE VOGUE revealed a new 

 branch of early Christian architecture in the ruined 

 cities of Syria ("La Syrie centrale"); in Byzantine art 

 may be noted the work of SCHLUMBERGER (with his 

 triology of "NicephorePhocas," "L'fipopee byzantine," 

 "Basile II," his numismatic and other studies) and of 

 DIEHL ("L'Art byzantin dans PItalie meridionale," 

 "Justinien," "Ravenne," etc.). DARTEIN was the first 

 to make known the architecture of Lombardy, and 

 BERTEAUX has done much for South Italian art in the 

 Middle Ages. MUNTZ is invaluable in correlating the 

 art of the Italian Renaissance with its life and its politics. 

 In the special field of the scientific history of Architec- 

 ture, the greatest modern authority is CHOISY, whose 

 "Histoire de P Architecture " (1899) * s completed by 

 large special histories: "L'Art de batir chez les Ro- 

 mains," "L'Art de batir chez les Byzantins," and "L'Art 

 de batir chez les Egyptiens." 



Aside from the great Annual Congress, which meets 

 each year in a different section of France, the two main 

 forums for archaeology are the meetings of the Academic 

 des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres of the French Institute, 

 and the Societe Nationale des Antiquaires de France, 

 both of which publish their Compte-rendus and the latter 

 its Memoires. 



Instruction at the Universities. As in most other 

 matters, so in facilities for the study of archaeology, 

 Paris is the center of France. In Paris, naturally, are 

 found the richest museums and libraries, and to Paris, 

 ultimately, most of the scholars who distinguish them- 

 selves are drawn. A mere enumeration of the men who 

 are engaged in teaching in the higher institutions of the 

 capital is impressive. 



