Printers and Bookstores of the Grande Siècle
If we believe Abraham du Pradel's irreplaceable ~Pocket Book of Parisian
Addresses~, a sort of Gault-Millau of the end of the 17th century marvellously
reprinted for the Elzevirian Library in 1878, editors, bookstores and printers
were at the top of their game.
We also learn that Sir Aubon, on the quai des Augustines at the corner of
rue Gist-le-coeur sold the works of the Abbot of Fenelon and those of the Abbot
Fleury. Those of Mr. Boileau were sold by the house of Sir Denis Thierry on rue
Saint-Jacques, however, the books by the gentlemen of Port-Royal could be found
on the same street at the house of Desprez, Josset, Roulland and Pralart.
Enthusiasts of musical scores and opera pamphlets could get them at rue
Saint-Jean-de-Beauvais at the house of Sir Ballard, and those looking for works
on gardening had every interest in visiting the house of Sir Charles de Sercy
at the Grande Salle du Palais. Deluynes, Loyson and Trabouillet had a large
assortment of comedians, historians and poets, publishing Corneille, Moliere
and Racine. The French Academy's dictionary was published at the house of
Coignard.
The latin collection ~ad usum Delphini~ was edited by Frederic Leonard, the
king's usual printer, at rue Saint-Jacques and the Venetian Stairs; books on
mathematics were done at the house of Jombert at quai Augustins, those of
medicine at the house of widow Nion at quai Nesles, textbooks were sold by the
house of widow Thiboult, with the exception of those for the Jesuit RR.PP. who
got theirs from rue Saint-Jacques at the house of widow Besnard.
Eloy La Vasseur, Bernache and Denis Nyon were considered the best
bookbinders, and as for print makers, the house of Philippe Cottin on rue
Saint-Jacques at the top of rue de Foin; by the statue of Minerva was the house
of Jean Sanlecque and that of Sir de la Caille, the rookies who had "the secret
of making the material strongly clean and type founders who never rest and
never waste anything."
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Parisian Writers
All of these writers, though some are forgotten today, lived in Paris.
But where?
[writers]
1. D'Alembert
2. J.A. du Baif
3. Cardinal de Bernis
4. Brillat-Savarin
5. Guillaume Bude
6. Chamfort
7. Chapelain
8. Marie-Joseph Chernier
9. Casimir Delavigne
10. Fabre d'Egantine
11. Florian
12. Grimm
13. Ignace de Loyola
14. Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
15. Mme de Sevigne
16. Tallemant des Reaux
17. Theophile de Viau
[streets]
A. Rue des Bons-Enfants
B. Rue du Cardinal-Lemoine
C. Rue Chabanais
D. Rue de la Ch.-d'Antin
E. Rue de l'Echiquier
F. Rue du Four
G. Rue Michel-Le-Comte
H. Rue du Montmorency
I. Rue des Noyers (place Maubert)
J. Rue Quincampoix
K. Rue Saint-Augustin
L. Rue Saint-Martin
M. Rue de Sevigne
N. Rue Valette
O. Place Vendome
P. Rue Ville-l'Eveque (Cambaceres)
Q. Rue de la Vrilliere
