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Jean Ballesdens

Summary

Jean Ballesdens (1595 in Paris – 1675 in Paris) was a French lawyer, editor and bibliophile, though he has left practically no writings. He is the first known collector of books with historic bindings.[1]

Biography edit

A lawyer to the parlement de Paris and secretary to chancellor Séguier, he was elected to the Académie française in 1648 - though he had renounced a place when it was first offered him, in favour of Pierre Corneille. He collected books and formed a library that was the rival of his master's in terms of numbers, choice and the editions' beauty. Notable books from it were the nine volumes in Grolier bindings.

References edit

  1. ^ Bearman, Frederick A. (1992). Fine and historic bookbindings from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Washington, D.C.: Folger Shakespeare Library. p. 16. ISBN 0962925411.

External links edit

  • Académie française (in French)
  • Le Roux de Lincy, "Researches Concerning Jean Grolier: His Life and His Library."(Grolier Club, 1907) pp.90-92