- In order to prepare for the full reopening of the Richelieu site, the reading rooms are experiencing periods of closure..
- Evolution of communication methods - Research library, François-Mitterrand site.
Richelieu Library - Manuscripts Reading Room
The reading room of the Department of Manuscripts is accessible to users holding a Research Pass. It seats 80 people with specific equipments for readers: 5 computer stations, 1 station dedicated to audiovisual documents, 12 microfom readers, 1 video enlarger.
Salle du département des Manuscrits à Richelieu © Emmanuel Nguyen Ngoc / BnF
reading room Closed
The entire Richelieu site will be inaccessible from June 19 to September 18, 2022 inclusive.
Monday, September 19, 2022, the shared reading room with both Manuscripts and Music departement will open.
These dates are subject to change depending on the progress of the transfers.
Monday, September 19, 2022, the shared reading room with both Manuscripts and Music departement will open.
These dates are subject to change depending on the progress of the transfers.
Services offered
- Document photography: if the state of documents permits it, photography with a personal camera is authorized for private use without flash. Some documents cannot be photographed for legal reasons: seek information at the desk.
- Access to internet, computerized catalogs, and online databases, from a personal laptop or from the room’s computer stations
- Wood’s Lamps and illuminated tablets as well as magnifying glasses and measuring tapes are available at the desk
- A display featuring the latest department acquisitions
conditions for Consultations
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The handling of documents is subject to certain precautions detailed in this document. As indicated by the BnF, gloves are also not recommended for handling paper and parchment documents, they may be for other specific media.
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Only pencils and laptops are authorized.
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Food and beverages must be consumed outside of the room
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Mobile phones must be switched to silent mode.
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Personal belongings must be stored in the lockers in the entry hall.
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For documents which have been reproduced, the reproduced version will be communicated to you. Requests for the consultation of original manuscripts have to be justified in the reservation form of the document in your personal online space.
Communication of documents
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Communication on the same day at the following pickup times
Documents requested after 3:30 PM will be communicated the next day at 10 am |
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Communication in Reading Room Y (Site François-Mitterrand, Rare Books Reserve) |
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Communication with delay
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Communication with delay
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Communication with delay.
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Communication with delay and by appointment for those collection whose file plan has not yet been completed . For some collections, an authorization by the donator is necessary.
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Communication after authorization by the director, from Mondy to friday (3 per day). The documents are communicated between 10AM and 10:30AM and between 1:30PM and 2PM
No communications on Saturday
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A Video Presentation of the Department of Manuscripts
La salle de lecture du département des Manuscrits
La Mandarine. © BnF, 2016.
Durée : 4 min 40 s
The reading room of the Department of Manuscripts is one of he first rooms of the BnF to have been opend on 15 decembre 2016.
Isabelle Le Masne de Chermont, director of the Department, presents in French the history of this room and talks about the restauration.
