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The Bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs in Paris, 1864-1904-2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Béatrice Krikorian*
Affiliation:
Bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, 107 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
Josiane Sartre*
Affiliation:
Bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, 107 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
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Abstract

The Bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs, founded in 1864, has been available to students, researchers and professionals from the art world as a place of reference which does not charge ever since it moved to the rue de Rivoli in 1904. Its bibliographic database of 100,000 records can be consulted on-site or over the internet. But perhaps its most distinctive feature is the extensive Maciet iconographic collection, whose loose-leaf albums cover the walls of the reading room and contain over a million images classified by subject; this is currently being digitised.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2004

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