Michel Félibien (14 September 1665 – 25 September 1719)[1] was a French historian, who wrote a five-volume history of Paris, unfinished at his death, but completed by Guy-Alexis Lobineau and published in 1725.[2][3]
He was the son of the French historian André Félibien[3] and in 1683[1] became a Benedictine monk in the Congregation of Saint Maur (known for their high level of scholarship) at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. He is also known for his history of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis, published in 1706.[4] This book contains five engraved prints depicting objects from the treasury of the abbey, now mostly missing.[3]
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Notes
- ^ a b Notice d'autorité personne at BnF.
- ^ Félibien 1725.
- ^ a b c Some of the information in this article was translated from the equivalent article in the French Wikipedia version 12 juin 2014 à 10:21.
- ^ Félibien 1706.
Sources
- Félibien, Michel (1706). Histoire de l'abbaye royale de Saint-Denys en France. Paris: Frederic Leonard. Copy at Google Books.
- Félibien, Michel (1725). Histoire de la ville de Paris, completed and enlarged by Guy-Alexis Lobineau. Paris: Guillaume Desprez. Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at Google Books. Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at INHA.