Tracing the public of the first Parisian library for art and archaeology: on the readership at Doucet’s library (1910-1914)

In 1909, the grand couturier Jacques Doucet opened a library dedicated to art history and archaeology. Soon this library, although the result of a private initiative, gained a reputation for scholarly depth and utility, reflected in its reader’s register. The nearly 1,500 individual registration car...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Claire Dupin de Beyssat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/dupin.pdf