Beyond the Haine: The growth of the Belgian company Baume & Marpent
Year: 2012
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: “The modest foundry of Baume which, in 1870, employed just 60 workers and staff, whose facilities barely covered 2 hectares around 1875, became this powerful corporation, with buildings and courtyards spreading over more than 60 hectares, where over 4,000 engineers, technicians, administrators, and workers labored daily.” (Écomusée de Bois-du-Luc, fonds Baume & Marpent, company catalogue, c. 1953). Figure 1: Léon Moyaux, General manager of Baume & Marpent between 1871 and 1902 [undated portr...
Author: Karima Haoudy
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Politecnico di Torino, ETH Zurich, University Ferhat Abbas of Setif, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville, Institut national d'histoire de l'art, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou, Paris-Sorbonne University, INVISU l'Information visuelle et textuelle en histoire de l'art, nouveaux terrains, corpus, outils, University of Florence, Politecnico di Milano, Delft University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W3133590002