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| Association internationale de bibliophilie | |
|---|---|
| Name | Association internationale de bibliophilie |
| Native name | Association internationale de bibliophilie |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Type | Learned society |
| Language | French |
Association internationale de bibliophilie is an international learned society dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of rare books, manuscripts, and print culture. Founded in Paris in the 20th century, the association has engaged with collectors, librarians, archivists, and scholars across Europe and beyond, collaborating with institutions such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Library, the Library of Congress, the Vatican Library, and the Bodleian Library. Its activities intersect with exhibitions at the Musée du Louvre, cataloguing projects with the Bibliothèque Mazarine, and conservation initiatives related to the British Museum and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
The association was created amid postwar cultural renewal that involved figures from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the British Library, the Library of Congress, and the Bibliothèque royale de Belgique. Early meetings drew curators and bibliophiles who had professional ties to the Musée du Louvre, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Bodleian Library, and the Herzog August Bibliothek. During the Cold War era, exchanges included contacts with the Russian State Library, the National Library of Poland, and the National Library of Serbia, while later decades saw cooperation with the Vatican Library, the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze. Major exhibitions and catalogues were mounted in partnership with institutions such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Museum, the Royal Library of the Netherlands, and the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.
The association's mission emphasizes preservation and scholarship, coordinating projects that link the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Library, the Library of Congress, the Bodleian Library, and the Vatican Library with collectors, auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's, and university presses including Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Activities include advising on conservation with the Getty Conservation Institute, cataloguing partnerships with the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and supporting digitization initiatives akin to those of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the National Library of Australia, and the Biblioteca Nacional de España. It fosters study days in collaboration with the Musée d'Orsay, the Morgan Library & Museum, the Pierpont Morgan Library, and the Newberry Library.
Membership comprises private collectors, curators from the British Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Library of Congress, academics from Harvard University, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, specialists from the Herzog August Bibliothek, and representatives from the Bibliothèque royale de Belgique. Governance structures mirror those of learned societies such as the Royal Society, the Institut de France, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, with an executive committee interacting with the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the Bodleian Library, the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Regional sections have liaised with the National Library of Scotland, the National Library of Ireland, the Austrian National Library, and the National Library of China.
The association publishes a journal and occasional monographs distributed through channels comparable to Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Éditions Gallimard, with bibliographies referenced against catalogues from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Library, and the Library of Congress. Journal issues have included studies of holdings at the Bodleian Library, the Vatican Library, the Herzog August Bibliothek, the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and have featured contributions relating to exhibitions at the Musée du Louvre, the Morgan Library & Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Special volumes have been produced in cooperation with the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the National Library of Australia, and the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.
Annual and biennial conferences have been hosted in cities with major collections: Paris (Bibliothèque nationale de France), London (British Library), Washington (Library of Congress), Oxford (Bodleian Library), Rome (Vatican Library), and Vienna (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek). Programmes have included sessions in partnership with the Musée du Louvre, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Morgan Library & Museum, and the Herzog August Bibliothek, and field visits to the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and the Bibliothèque royale de Belgique. Collaborative symposiums have been organized with Sotheby's, Christie's, the Getty Conservation Institute, and university departments at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge.
The association bestows prizes and medals recognizing contributions to bibliography and conservation, paralleling honors awarded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Library, the Library of Congress, the Vatican Library, and the Herzog August Bibliothek. Recipients have included curators from the Bodleian Library, librarians from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, scholars affiliated with the Bibliothèque Mazarine, and conservators who have worked with the Getty Conservation Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Morgan Library & Museum. Awards ceremonies have been held in venues such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Museum, and the Bibliothèque royale de Belgique.
Prominent figures associated with the association have had professional links to the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Library, the Library of Congress, the Bodleian Library, the Vatican Library, the Herzog August Bibliothek, and the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze. Leadership has included curators and scholars who also served at institutions like the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the Royal Library of the Netherlands, the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, the Morgan Library & Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, and academics from Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge. The association's networks extend to collectors and auctioneers connected with Sotheby's and Christie's, and to conservation specialists associated with the Getty Conservation Institute and national libraries across Europe and North America.
Category:Learned societies