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The collection of ephemera at the Bibliothèque Forney in Paris

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Frédéric Casiot
Frédéric Casiot*
Affiliation:
Bibliothèque Forney, Hôtel de Sens, 1 rue du Figuier, 75004 Paris, France
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Email: frederic.casiot@paris.fr
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Abstract

Labels, packaging, bills, colour prints, blotters, fans, trade cards, publicity leaflets, social stationery, pious images, good-points cards, wrapping paper, golden crowns from Galettes des Rois . . . Far from being complete, this list gives just a glimpse of the iconographic collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Alongside the prestigious collections that have always been part of the history of the institution (posters, wallpaper, printed fabrics, ancient books), the Library has in fact long been developing a collection of ephemera. These can be counted in hundreds of thousands of items, but it is difficult to be more precise; the ephemera collections grow daily, often as a result of small donations, and remarkable acquisitions enrich the collections.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 31 , Special Issue 4: Ephemera as a research resource: special issue , 2006 , pp. 21 - 26
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2006

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