Histoire de la Bibliothèque Mazarine depuis sa fondation jusqu'à nos jours

Franklin, Alfred

Histoire de la Bibliothèque Mazarine depuis sa fondation jusqu'à nos jours

Par Alfred Franklin, attaché à la Bibliothèque Mazarine

Paris

Auguste Aubry

Auguste Herissey

1860

Paris: Auguste Aubry, 1860

French

Limited edition of 300 copies: 250 on vélin paper, 28 on vergé paper, 10 on chamois paper, 6 on Chine paper, 4 on blue paper and 2 on peau de vélin

[4], 289 pages

Typographical coat of arms on the title page and decorative typographical ornaments

Octavo (8vo)

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Vélin paper

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High-quality letterpress printing on substantial paper, with ornamental initials, careful composition and excellent legibility

Half leather binding with marbled paper boards

Brown, black, ochre and burgundy

Spine with raised bands, gilt fillets and gilt title; boards covered with marbled paper featuring organic patterns

Brown leather spine with five raised bands and gilt title “Histoire de la Bibliothèque Mazarine”

Historical study of the Bibliothèque Mazarine from its foundation by Cardinal Mazarin to the mid-nineteenth century. The author examines the formation of the collections, the founder's role as a bibliophile, the organisation of the library, its librarians, catalogues, acquisitions and development as a cultural institution. The work concludes with a bibliographical survey relating to the Bibliothèque Mazarine and the history of libraries.

Published as part of the bibliophilic productions of Auguste Aubry, the noted Parisian publisher specialising in book history and bibliography

Printed by Auguste Herissey in Évreux and completed on 15 September 1860

Limited edition issued on several different paper types, explicitly detailed in the limitation statement

Preserves a nineteenth-century binding of fine craftsmanship

Includes a final colophon and a bibliographical list of works consulted concerning the Bibliothèque Mazarine and French bibliographical history

Library science

Bibliothèque Mazarine; history of libraries; bibliography; public libraries; Cardinal Mazarin; French bibliographical heritage

0601

Good overall condition; slight wear to the leather spine and corners; complete and clean interior with a few minor age-related foxing spots

Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis

Copy preserved in a half leather binding with marbled paper boards; retains the limitation statement, original title page and final colophon; paper identified as vélin by the absence of visible laid lines when examined against transmitted light.