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Reading room, Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris
Reading room, Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris. Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.0 fr
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Sainte-Geneviève Library

Paris, France, 1838–51

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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, worth knowing: The Guénebault collection holds about 28,000 prints from the 17th to the 19th century.

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, worth knowing: The Guénebault collection holds about 28,000 prints from the 17th to the 19th century.
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, worth knowing: The library keeps scientific instruments, ethnographic objects and works of art from the old Sainte-Geneviève abbey, including pieces from its cabinet of curiosities.

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, worth knowing: The library keeps scientific instruments, ethnographic objects and works of art from the old Sainte-Geneviève abbey, including pieces from its cabinet of curiosities.
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, worth knowing: The reserve holds a Henri Labrouste collection of the drawings and texts behind the building of the library, dated 1843 to 1850.

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, worth knowing: The reserve holds a Henri Labrouste collection of the drawings and texts behind the building of the library, dated 1843 to 1850.
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Built

  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, built: 1838-51 by Henri Labrouste

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, built: 1838-51 by Henri Labrouste
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Size

  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, size: Labrouste building stands on a narrow plot of 85 m by 21 m

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, size: Labrouste building stands on a narrow plot of 85 m by 21 m
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, size: Eighteen slender fluted cast-iron columns.

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, size: Eighteen slender fluted cast-iron columns.
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Volumes

  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, volumes: Around 2 million documents (English article).

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, volumes: Around 2 million documents (English article).
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Collection

  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, collection: First record of the library dates from 831 and mentions a donation of three texts to the Abbey.

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, collection: First record of the library dates from 831 and mentions a donation of three texts to the Abbey.
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, collection: 226 titles and authors in the 13th-century inventory.

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, collection: 226 titles and authors in the 13th-century inventory.
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, collection: Charles-Maurice Le Tellier bequeathed manuscripts and about 16,000 volumes

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, collection: Charles-Maurice Le Tellier bequeathed manuscripts and about 16,000 volumes
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Status today

  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: the innovative cast-iron frame supporting the roof made architectural history

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: the innovative cast-iron frame supporting the roof made architectural history
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: English Wikipedia: opened to the public on 4 February 1851

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: English Wikipedia: opened to the public on 4 February 1851
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: Cardinal Francois de La Rochefoucauld re-instituted the library in 1624

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: Cardinal Francois de La Rochefoucauld re-instituted the library in 1624
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  • Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: French Wikipedia: inaugurated 5 February 1851 (its infobox gives 2 February)

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, status today: French Wikipedia: inaugurated 5 February 1851 (its infobox gives 2 February)
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What happened here

  1. 831Sainte-Geneviève Library, founded, 831: First record: donation of three texts to the Abbey

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, founded, 831: First record: donation of three texts to the Abbey
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  2. 1624Sainte-Geneviève Library, reopened, 1624: Library re-instituted by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, reopened, 1624: Library re-instituted by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld
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  3. 1850Sainte-Geneviève Library, built, 1850: Labrouste building finished

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, built, 1850: Labrouste building finished
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  4. 1851Sainte-Geneviève Library, opened, 1851: Labrouste building inaugurated (5 Feb per French Wikipedia)

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    Sainte-Geneviève Library, opened, 1851: Labrouste building inaugurated (5 Feb per French Wikipedia)
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Reading room lamps and iron vaults, Sainte-Genevieve
Reading room lamps and iron vaults, Sainte-Genevieve. Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.0 fr
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Iron-ribbed vault, Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve
Iron-ribbed vault, Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve. Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.0 fr
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Iron-ribbed vault, Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve. Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.0 fr (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/fr/), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salle_de_lecture_Bibliotheque_Sainte-Genevieve_n07.jpg
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Reading room of Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris
Reading room of Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris. Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve facade, Paris
Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve facade, Paris. Freepenguin, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve beside the Pantheon, Paris
Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve beside the Pantheon, Paris. Freepenguin, CC BY-SA 3.0
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South-east facade of the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève on Place du Panthéon, Paris
South-east facade of the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève on Place du Panthéon, Paris. Priscille Leroy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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South-east facade of the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève on Place du Panthéon, Paris. Photo: Priscille Leroy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fa%C3%A7ade_de_la_Biblioth%C3%A8que_Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve,_sud-est.JPG
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