The National Library of France is the guardian of priceless treasures that tell our history, our illustrious thinkers, writers, scholars and artists. Telling the story of the exceptional treasures of the National Library of France is like opening a great history book rich in many twists and turns. Without the love of the kings of France for books and precious objects, this institution would never have seen the light of day. The story begins in the 14th century under the reign of a passionate writer, Charles V, who set up a library in his apartments in the Louvre. But it was not until the 17th century, and the reign of Louis XIV, a lover of the arts and letters, that the royal library took over its historic quarters in the rue Vivienne in Paris, which it still occupies.
Release Date: December 28, 2020
March 13, 1898
December 08, 2019
January 01, 2010
June 06, 2020
April 17, 2016
November 07, 2023
December 02, 1973
October 22, 2008
September 09, 2024
September 30, 2016
December 12, 2019
February 11, 2008
October 15, 2021
April 25, 2019
November 10, 2001
October 05, 2006
November 30, 2002
August 05, 1999
April 11, 2001
November 06, 2023