Camille Enlart

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Camille Enlart (22 November 1862 – 14 February 1927) was a French archaeologist and art historian. He had a special interest in the Middle Ages and in photography.

Biography
- Enlart was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. He studied painting at the Beaux-Arts in Paris and then law at the École Nationale des Chartes (1885–1889).
- In 1893 he became assistant librarian at the École des Beaux-Arts after a study trip to Italy.
- From 1894 to 1899 he worked as deputy to Robert de Lasteyrie at the École Nationale des Chartes. He taught medieval archaeology at the École Spéciale d'Architecture and at the École du Louvre.
- In 1903 he became director of the Musée national des Monuments Français, a position he held until his death.
- Enlart died in Paris in 1927 at age 64.

Publications
Enlart wrote many works on medieval architecture and the Renaissance, including:
- Monuments religieux de l'architecture romane dans les diocèses d'Amiens, d'Arras et de Thérouanne (1889)
- Origines de l'architecture gothique en Italie (1894)
- L'art gothique et la renaissance en Chypre (1899)
- Manuel d'archéologie française (multiple volumes, 1902–1920)
- La Renaissance en France, l'Architecture et la Décoration (circa 1913)
- Hôtel et beffrois du nord de la France: Moyen Âge et Renaissance (1919)
- Villes mortes du Moyen Âge (1920)
- Les Monuments des Croisés dans le Royaume de Jérusalem (1925–1929, 2 volumes)
- D'autres entretiens et publications posthumes sur l'art et l'architecture

Awards
- 1910: Knight of the Legion of Honor

Photography
- Enlart also photographed medieval buildings. Notable images include Hôpital Saint-Jean d'Angers and Daoulas Abbey (Daoulas at the start of the 20th century).

Legacy
- Enlart contributed greatly to the study and preservation of medieval architecture in France. After his death, his work continued to influence the field through posthumous publications and collaborations.