Gallica
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The French national library's digitised collections of books, manuscripts, maps and newspapers, most of it free to read and download.
Before you rely on itThe interface and most metadata are in French, and a minority of items are still in copyright and viewable only in the library's reading rooms.
The strongest free source for French literature, history and periodicals in the original, including material digitised nowhere else.Telebem editors
Details
- How you get in
- MixedSome of it is open; some needs an account or a subscription.
- Rights
- Mixed rightsHoldings differ: check the statement on the item itself.
- Subjects
- History · Literature · Art and design · Languages · General
- Formats
- Scan · PDF · Web
- Languages
- Mainly French, with Latin, Greek and other European languages
- Size
- several million digitised documents
- Run by
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Address
- gallica.bnf.fr
What we checked
- Details checked
The name, address and search page were opened and checked against each other. Last run .
- Access confirmed
How you get a book here, and on what terms, was read from the library’s own statement. Last run .
- Used and reviewed
Not checked yet. That is not a failure; it only means nobody has done this one.
Every library here is authorised; shadow libraries are not listed. What the marks cover
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