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Total number of records: 10120
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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Voltaire (1694-1778) | 367 |
| Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) | 277 |
| La Place, Pierre Antoine De (1707-1793) | 198 |
| Prevost Abbe (1697-1763) | 196 |
| Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas De Caritat Marquis De (1743-1794) | 194 |
| La Place, Pierre Antoine De | 188 |
| Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron De (1732-1799) | 179 |
| Decroix, Jacques Joseph Marie (1827) | 165 |
| Mercier, Louis-Sebastien (1740-1814) | 148 |
| Marmontel, Jean-Francois (1723-1799) | 147 |
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French
The earliest book in the collection is dated 1654, the latest 1957. The subject matter covers all literary periods from the Medieval onwards, but the collection is particularly rich in works relating ...
Anglo-French
Works printed before 1830 (with a few later exceptions) which illustrate the influence of Great Britain on France. Many of the works are translations into French from English or, occasionally, from Br...
French, early
Works in French published between 1567 and 1899, the great majority falling between the dates 1650-1800. They were mainly purchased from special grants made to Paul Barbier, Professor of French at the...
Les oeuvres de Maynard
Maynard, François (1582?-1646); De Gomberville, Marin Le Roy (1600-1674)
1646
Preface by Marin Le Roy de Gomberville.
La suite des œuvres burlesques de Mr Scaron : seconde partie
Scarron, Paul (1610-1660)
1651
The 'Extraict du Privilege' is dated 22 December, 1643. Colophon reads: 'Achevées d'imprimer pour la seconde fois le 23. Decembre 1650'.
Les œuvres burlesques de Mr Scaron : IIIe partie
Scarron, Paul (1610-1660)
1651
The 'Extraict du Privilege' is dated 26 August, 1650. Colophon reads: 'Achevées d'imprimer pour la premiere fois le 12. Septembre 1650'.