Publication

1680 - Chez Estienne Michallet, Paris, France

Language

French

Word Count

52,500 words, Guess

Page Count

210 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCZ721 .L4 1680

Alternate Titles

  • Traitté des plvs belles bibliotheques de l'Europe
  • Traité des plus belles bibliotheques de l'Europe
  • Traitté des bibliotheques

Description

Early edition of this famous treatise on the celebrated libraries of the ancients and of 17th cent. Europe, listing their most renowned rarities both in manuscript and printing. Of English libraries, the Bodleian (as containing 30,000 vols.), the Cotton and Cambridge University libraries are specially mentioned. The 2nd part contains a history of printing of which the section on early printing is probably the first scholarly attempt at a comprehensive study of the subject. The work ends with the well-known chapters on how to organize a library. Cf. Cioranesçu, Dix-septième siècle II, 41755.

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Other Editions

  • Traitté des plus belles bibliotheques de l'Europe: des premiers livres qui ont êté faits. De l'invention de l'imprimerie. Des imprimeurs. De plusiers livres qui ont été perdus & recouvrez par les soins des sc̃avans. Avec une methode pour dresser une bibliothequeChez Estienne Michallet1680-01-01

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