Papers of Giles Barber relating to the library of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise of Pompadour (1721-1764), 'Madame de Pompadour', and private presses at the French court, [1874]-2005 and n.d. [c.1988-2005]
File
MS. 9101/45
Comprises:
- 'Pompadour, Rodogune', correspondence and papers relating to the tragedy, 'Rodogune' by Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), in particular, copies of an edition privately printed at Versailles for Madame de Pompadour in 1760. Includes a copy of Corneille, Rodogune, Tragédie en Cinq Actes, avec notes et commentaires (Paris: Félix Vernay, [1874]), [1874]-2000 and n.d. [c.1988-2000]
- 'Versailles, private presses', papers relating to books printed privately at the French court, including a list of such publications, 'Royal Circles, Private Presses, Unofficial Printing at the Court of Louis XV', n.d. [c.2000], 2003 and n.d. [c.2000]
- drafts of an article by Barber, 'Les Presses Privées à la Cour de France au XVIIIe siècle', and related papers, 2000-2005 and n.d. [c.2005]
Dates
- Creation: [1874]-2005 and n.d. [c.1988-2005]
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. 9101/45
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk