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FRANKLIN, Alfred (1830-1917). Les Anciennes bibliothèques de Paris. Églises, monistères, colléges, etc. Paris: Imprimerie Impériale 1867-73.
3 volumes, 4o (338 x 240 mm). Numerous plates and illustrations in text. Contemporary green printed boards (edges of volume I reinforced, all corners repaired).
FIRST EDITION. These three massive volumes describe the history of Parisian libraries from the 10th century to the Revolution, beginning with that of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève, followed by the Sorbonne, the Faculté de Médicine, the Mazarine and the Bibliothèque du Roi (Impériale, Nationale), there are also descriptions of numerous small or little-known Parisian libraries, secular and monastic, many no longer extant, with reproductions or transcriptions of ancient charters, documents, and library catalogues; reproductions of bindings, inscriptions, and armorial devices are given throughout. Franklin was, from 1856 until his death, on the staff of the Bibliothèque Mazarine, from 1885 as administrator. (3)
3 volumes, 4
FIRST EDITION. These three massive volumes describe the history of Parisian libraries from the 10th century to the Revolution, beginning with that of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève, followed by the Sorbonne, the Faculté de Médicine, the Mazarine and the Bibliothèque du Roi (Impériale, Nationale), there are also descriptions of numerous small or little-known Parisian libraries, secular and monastic, many no longer extant, with reproductions or transcriptions of ancient charters, documents, and library catalogues; reproductions of bindings, inscriptions, and armorial devices are given throughout. Franklin was, from 1856 until his death, on the staff of the Bibliothèque Mazarine, from 1885 as administrator. (3)