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Decorative arts to borrow at home: a unique story of a specialized collection of images in a French public art library

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2024

Joëlle Garcia
Joëlle Garcia*
Affiliation:
Former head of Specialized Collections Departement at Bibliothèque, Forney Bibliothèque Forney, 1 rue du Figuier, 75005 Paris, France joelle.garcia@jgol.fr Please send all surface mail to Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne – Bibliothèque de géographie, Institut de géographie 191 rue Saint Jacques, 75005 Paris
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Abstract

A Parisian public library specializing in decorative arts, the Bibliothèque Forney is considered one of the first public lending art libraries in France. From the library's opening in the nineteenth century to the year 2000, readers could borrow art images to use as models or sources of inspiration. Today a selection of art plates are still freely accessible. The history of this unique service highlights the librarians’ efforts to meet the evolving needs of researchers looking for easily accessible art; their work to keep up with modernity; and their efforts to add value for their users.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 10 - 17
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of ARLIS

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