Bibliophile Collection

The Bookworm, 1850. Found in the collection of Museum Georg Schafer, Schweinfurt

King Francis I of France. Francois I, roi de France, 1494-1547. Drawn and lithographed by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

The Bibliophilists Haunt or Creechs Bookshop
EDB51776 The Bibliophilists Haunt or Creechs Bookshop by Douglas, William Fettes (1822-91); City of Edinburgh Museums and Art Galleries, Scotland; Scottish, out of copyright

Illustration of women artists painting. By Pierre Vidal , 19th century (painting for 'La Femme a Paris' 1894)
5669511 Illustration of women artists painting. By Pierre Vidal , 19th century (painting for 'La Femme a Paris' 1894)

Ornamental Medallions with the Adoration of the Magi and Two Bibliophiles. Creator: Hubert Francois Gravelot
Ornamental Medallions with the Adoration of the Magi and Two Bibliophiles

Marc Antoine René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, c1780. Creator: Alexander Roslin
Marc Antoine Rene de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, c1780. Portrait of Count Marc Antoine Rene d'Argenson. d'Argenson was for a short time French Minister of War

G.V. Yudin and V.I. Klochkov - bibliophile and St. Petersburg owner of an antique bookshop. 1890. Creator: Levitskii
G.V. Yudin and V.I. Klochkov - bibliophile and St. Petersburg owner of an antique bookshop, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in

Costumes of the peasantry, France, 18th century. Peasants (near Paris), villager and milkmaid of Bagnolet. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolios from Le

Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV
Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan. Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a miniature in the collection of Louis

Servant girl, chambermaid and peasants, late 16th century
Servant girl, chambermaid, and female peasant and male peasant of Saumur, late 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 159-173 from Le

Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre d. 1463
Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre, wife of Olivier de Husson, chamberlain to King Charles VII of France, d. 1463. She wears a hennin and a tunic dress with mahoitre sleeves

Illuminated letter P, 19th century (print)
3776626 Illuminated letter P, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illuminated letter P'); Lebrecht Authors

Uniform of the Kings Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Colonel-General in the French Hussars, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1763-1814. In the grand costume of the empress, purple velvet manteau and dress embroidered in silver

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul during the Consulate, 1799-1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, 1746-1795
Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, French prosecutor during the Revolution and Reign of Terror. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

One of Les Mignons at the court of King Henry III of France
A Mignon, one of the dainty ones at the court of King Henri III of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a caricature in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 59 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans, Jeanne d Arc, pucelle d Orleans, 1410-1431. She wears a suit of armour with yellow gaubisson (pourpoint) beneath

Books DP055914
Brodsworth Hall, Brodsworth Park, Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Detail of books on shelves in the library

Anthony Woodville
3733249 Anthony Woodville.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers presenting his book to Edward IV of England)

Messrs Lackington Allen and Co. 1809, Booksellers Temple of the Muses
872470 Messrs Lackington Allen and Co. 1809, Booksellers Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacture, Fashions and Politics, pub

Title Page to The Bibliomania by Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin
XJF465152 Title Page to The Bibliomania by Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, published 1809 (printed paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Rare Edition (engraving)
6010911 A Rare Edition (engraving) by Lomax, John Arthur (1857-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rare Edition. Illustration for The Leisure Hour (1894).); © Look and Learn

The Reader, c. 1788 (oil on canvas)
FIT58806 The Reader, c.1788 (oil on canvas) by Gerard, M. (1761-1837) & Fragonard, J. (1732-1806); 64.8x53.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French

French childrens fashions, 1839. The boy holds a hoop and stick and the girl a skipping rope. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Henry of Orleans, Duke of Aumale 1822-1897
Henry of Orleans, Duke of Aumale, Henri-Eugene-Philippe-Louis d Orleans, Duc d Aumale 1822-1897. In the school uniform of the college de Henri IV

Francois of Orleans, Prince of Joinville 1818-1900. Francois-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d Orleans, Prince de Joinville in town clothes

Princess Clementine of Orleans, 1817-1907. Marie-Clementine-Caroline-Leopoldine-Clotilde d Orleans, Princesse Clementine. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours 1814-1896
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, Louis-Charles-Philippe-Raphael d Orleans, Duc de Nemours 1814-1896. In the military uniform of a Marechal-de-camp

Princess Marie of Orleans, 1813-1839
Princess Marie of Orleans, Marie-Christine-Caroline-Adelaide-Francoise Leopoldine, Duchess of Wurttemberg, 1813-1839. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Louise of Orleans, 1812-1850
Louise of Orleans, Louise-Marie-Therese Isabelle, Princess of Orleans, Queen of the Belgians 1812-1850. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Helene-Louise-Elisabeth de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess of Orleans, Duchesse d Orleans 1814-1858 with her son Philippe, Count of Paris

Ferdinande Philippe, Duc d Orleans 1810-1842. In the uniform of the artillery of the Garde Nationale. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Eugenie Adelaide Louise, Princesse d Orleans 1777-1847. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Marie Amelia of Naples and Sicily, wife of Louis Philippe I, King of the French, Reine des Francais 1782-1848. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques

King Louis Philippe I of France 1773-1850. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

French woman in court costume, reign of King Charles X, 1825. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Marie Therese Charlotte de France, Duchesse d Angouleme, eldest child of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 1778-1854. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Duc d Angouleme 1776-1849. In the uniform of a colonel in the Garde-du-corps de Monsieur with grand-cordon bleu sash, chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece

King Charles X of France 1757-1836 in military uniform of a colonel in the Garde Nationale with grand-cordon bleu sash and chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Ordre de la Toison-d Or

Uniform of the Royal Guard, reign of King Louis XVIII. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Henry Count of Chambord 1820-1883 and Louise
Henry, Count of Chambord, Duke of Bordeaux 1820-1883 and Louise Marie Therese of Artois, daughter of the Duke of Berry 1819-1870

Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry 1798-1870
Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, Duchesse de Berri 1798-1870. Handcoloured lithograph by Madame Calon from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Charles Ferdinand de Bourbon, Duke of Berry, 1778-1820. In the uniform of the Gardes du corps de Monsieur. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de

King Louis XVIII of France, Louis Stanislas Xavier, 1815
King Louis XVIII of France, Louis Stanislas Xavier, 1755-1824. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Summer dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 1810. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

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"The Bibliophile's Journey through History: From The Bookworm to Joan of Arc" Step into the world of bibliophiles as we embark on a captivating journey through time. Our first stop takes us back to 1850, where "The Bookworm" captures the essence of those who are truly devoted to books. Moving forward, we encounter King Francis I of France, known as Francois I, roi, whose love for literature led him to establish a royal library. Next, we find ourselves at "The Bibliophilists Haunt or Creechs Bookshop, " an enchanting place where book lovers gather and immerse themselves in literary treasures. Anthony Woodville joins our narrative; his passion for books is reflected in his collection that has stood the test of time. As we delve deeper into history, we catch glimpses of everyday people who were also avid readers - from servant girls and chambermaids to peasants in the late 16th century. Their thirst for knowledge transcended social boundaries and united them under the spellbinding power of words. Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre d. 1463 emerges as a prominent figure among bibliophiles; her patronage supported numerous literary works that have shaped our understanding today. We then shift our focus to the Uniform of the Kings Bodyguard - Garde-du-corps - symbolizing how even those entrusted with protecting royalty found solace within pages. Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville comes into view next; his role as a prosecutor during the French Revolution did not deter him from indulging in books during his free time. Madame de Montespan enters our story as well – mistress of King Louis XIV but also an ardent reader who sought refuge between book covers. Our journey wouldn't be complete without encountering Les Mignons at the court of King Henry III – individuals whose refined taste extended beyond fashion and artistry towards literature.