Scope: Sources of information on the political, social, intellectual, and economic currents in 18th century France before the French Revolution
These dictionaries and encyclopedias are good starting points for terms and concepts such as natural law, social contract, property, French philosophy and so forth.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas. Philip P. Wiener, editor in chief. 4 vols. and Index. (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1973) Ref CB5.D52
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Donald M. Borchert, editor in chief. 2nd ed. 10 vols. (Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006) Ref B51.E53 2006
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. William A. Darity, Jr., editor in chief. 2nd ed. 9 vols. (Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA/Thompson Gale, 2008) Ref H40.A2I5 2008
Archives biographiques françaises. Edited by Susan Bradley. (New York: Bowker-Saur Ltd., c1988-[1990?]) Microforms Microfiche 2232
Use in conjunction with Index biographique français (Micro Index Shelf CT1003.I53 1993 Guide
Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne. Nouv. Ed., publiee sous la direction de M. Michaud…45 vols. reprint of the 1843-1865 edition (Graz, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1966-70). Ref CT143.M5 1966
Dictionnaire de biographie française v.1- In Progress (Paris, Letouzey et Ané, 1933- )
Favre-Lejeune, Christine. Les secrétaires du Roi de la grande chancellerie de France: dictionnaire biographique et généalogique (1672-1789) 2 vols. (Paris: Sedopols, 1986) Stacks JN2403.F38 1986
Index biographique des membres et correspondants de l'Académie des sciences de 1666 à 1939 (Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1939) Stacks Q46.A138
Note: second edition = SW Depository Q46.A138 1954
Use this bibliography to identify additional sources of collected biography:
Slocum, Robert B. Biographical Dictionaries and Related Works: An International Bibliography…. 2 vols. (Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., 1986) Ref Z5301.S55 1986
These online collections offer brief biographical sketches:
Biography and Genealogy Master Index Connect
Biography Reference Bank Connect
Biography Resource Center Connect
This database includes the online edition of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
Literature Resource Center Connect
(Writers of the French Enlightenment comprises volumes 313 and 314 of the print edition)
Find similar material in Uclid, OhioLINK, or WorldCat by using subject headings such as Authors, French -- 18th century – Biography and the names of specific French writers.
Zupko, Ronald Edward. French Weights and Measures before the Revolution: a Dictionary of Provincial and Local Units. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1978) Stacks QC89.F8Z86
Cruttwell, Clement. A Gazetteer of France, Containing Every City, Town, and Village, in that Extensive Country, ... The whole including above forty thousand places. Illustrated with a map, divided into department. 3 vols. (London: printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793) Connect to full text online
Reverdy, Georges. Atlas historique des routes de France. (Paris: Presses de l'Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, 1986) Stacks Oversize G1844.21.P2R4 1986
See parts 2 and 3 for 18th century roads.
Find related material using subject headings in Uclid and OhioLINK such as Cartography—France; Cartography—France—History—18th Century; France--Maps
Boussard, Jacques. Atlas historique et culturel de la France. (Paris: Elsevier [1957]) Stacks Oversize DC35.5.B6
Cabourdin, Guy. Lexique historique de la France d'Ancien régime. 2nd edition revised and corrected. (Paris: Armand Colin, 1981) Stacks DC35.C3 1981
Charlton, D. G. France: A Companion to French Studies. 2nd. Edition (London: Methuen, 1979) Stacks DC33.C478 1979
Chéruel, Adolphe. Dictionnaire historique des institutions, moeurs et coutumes de la France. 7th edition 2 vols. (Paris: Hachette, 1899) Stacks DC35.C53
Dictionnaire de l'Ancien Régime: royaume de France, XVIe-XVIIIe siècle. Edited by Lucien Bély. (Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1996) Stacks DC35.D517 1996
Marion, Marcel. Dictionnaire des institutions de la France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. (Paris: A. Picard, 1923) Stacks DC35.M3
Raymond, Gino. Historical Dictionary of France. (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998) Stacks DC35.R39 1998
Roberts, William J. France: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present.
(New York: Facts On File, 2004) Ref DC35.R64 2004
Use the subject headings such as France—History—Dictionaries; France—History—Chronologies; France—Civilization, 17th-18th Centuries in Uclid and OhioLINK to find additional items.
Use these works to identify specific titles of books. Items so identified will need to be searched in Uclid or OhioLINK to determine if the work can be locally obtained, or WorldCat if it needs to be borrowed from a library outside of Ohio
Bibliographie annuelle de l'histoire de France du cinquième siècle à 1939. 10 vols. (Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1953/54-1963) Ref Z2176.B5
Use in conjunction with:
Bibliographie annuelle de l'histoire de France du cinquième siècle à 1945. 11 vols. (Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1964-1974) Ref Z2176.B5
Bibliographie annuelle de l'histoire de France du cinquième siècle à 1958.
(Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1975- ) Ref Z2176.B5
Répertoire bibliographique de l'histoire de France. 6 vols in 3 (Paris : Auguste Picard, 1932-1938) Ref Z2179.R43
Together Bibliographie annuelle de l'histoire de France and Répertoire bibliographique de l'histoire de France provide a comprehensive bibliography of French history arranged by broad topics with author and subject indexes.
Cioranescu, Alexandre. Bibliographie de la littérature française du dix-huitième siècle. 3 vols. (Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1969) Ref Z2172.C54
Use in conjunction with:
Bibliographie der französischen Literaturwissenschaft. Bd.1(1956)- (Frankfurt am Main : V. Klostermann, 1960- ) Ref Z2171.B56
A Critical Bibliography of French Literature. D.C.Cabeen, general editor. ([Syracuse, N.Y.] Syracuse university press, 1947- ) Ref Z2171.C2
v. 4. The Eighteenth Century, ed. by G. R. Havens [and] D. F. Bond. 1951 & Suppl
MLA International Bibliography Connect
Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies. v.1(1929)- (London [etc.]: Modern Humanities Research Association [etc.], 1930- Ref PB1.Y45 volumes 1 (1929/1930) through 56 (1994) Connect to resource online
Dix-huitième siècle no.1(1969)-no.6(1974),no.8(1976)- (Paris: Éditions Garnier Frères, 1969- ) Stacks CB411 .D57
Use the Notes de lecture section in the back of this annual review.
Du Peloux, Charles, vicomte. Répertoire général des ouvrages modernes relatifs au dix-huitième siècle français (1715-1789). (Paris: E. Grund, 1926) Stacks Z2178.D8 and Supplément (1927) SW Depository Z2178.D8
This bibliography contains a listing of books in French, English, German, and Italian published since 1789, including new editions or impressions of original 18th century works. Arrangement is alphabetical by author but there is a broad subject index in addition that includes 18th century memoirs and letters as well as persons who have been subjects of biographies. Because of the date of this bibliography, naturally the bulk of the items in it will have been published in the 19th/early 20th centuries.
The Eighteenth-Century Current Bibliography : ECCB. (New York: AMS Press, 2004-) Ref Z2012 .E59 n.s. v.26, 2000-
Use in conjunction with:
The Eighteenth Century (Philadelphia : American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 1975- ; New York : AMS Press, -1999) Ref Z2012.E59 n. s. 1-25; 1975-1999
Historical Abstracts 1955- Connect
This database covers world history (except the United States and Canada for which use America: History and Life) for the time period 1450 to the present.
Lasteyrie du Saillant, Robert Charles de, Comte. Bibliographie générale des travaux historiques et archéologiques publiés par les sociétés savantes de la France, dressée sous les auspices du Ministère de l'instruction publique … 6 vols. (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1888-1918) Stacks Z2183.L34
This is a comprehensive bibliography of French societies giving their history and listing their publications. Arrangement is by place and then by society name. The projected author and subject index was never published. Use in conjunction with:
Bibliographie annuelle des travaux historiques et archéologiques publiés par les sociétés savantes de la France dressée sous les auspices du Ministère de l'instruction publique ... t.1-3, années 1901/04-1907/10. 3 vols. (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1906-14) Stacks Z2183.L35
Gandilhon, René. Bibliographie générale des travaux historiques et archéologiques publiés par les sociétés savantes de la France... Période 1910-1940. 5 vols. (Paris: Impr. nationale, 1944-61) Stacks Z2183.G2
Répertoire bibliographique de la philosophie / Société philosophique de Louvain v.1(1949)-v.42(1990) (Louvain: Éditions de l'Institut supérieur de philosophie, 1949-1990) SW Depository Z7127 .R42
Use in conjunction with:
International Philosophical Bibliography = Répertoire bibliographique de la philosophie. ( Louvain-la-Neuve : Editions de l'Institut supérieur de philosophie, Université catholique de Louvain, 1991- ) SW Depository Z7127.R42 vols. 43 (1991) and 44 1992) only. Library does not subscribe to IPB Online.
The Philosopher's Index 1940-2007/06 Connect
Saulnier, Eugène. Bibliographie des travaux publiés de 1866 à 1897 sur l'histoire de la France de 1500 à 1789 (Paris: Les Presses universitaires de France [etc.] 1932-38) 3 vols. [Note: volume 3 missing and withdrawn] Ref Z2178.S32
This work is a comprehensive listing of books and periodical articles published from 1866 to 1897. Follows a classified arrangement but lacks an index since the work was never completed.
Find similar works in Uclid or OhioLink by using subject headings such as France—Bibliography; France—History—Bibliography; French Literature—Bibliography and so forth.
See the site de Paris (de l’Ancien Régime au milieu du XXe siècle): Fonds publics de l'Ancien Régime, Marine, Affaires étrangères The library has a copy of:
Archives nationales (France). Les Archives nationales: état général des fonds. Publié sous la direction de Jean Favier. 4 vols. (Paris: Archives nationales: [diffusé par la Documentation française], 1978- ) Stacks CD1196 1978a
Volume 1 covers L'Ancien Régime and offers a detailed inventory of file contents up to July 1,1976.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France The French national library maintains several online catalogs:
These online catalogs contain much, but not all, of the BnF’s holdings. An explanation of what is not included is provided for each online catalog. The library holds parts of the print edition of the BnF’s book catalog:
Catalogue général des livres imprimés de la Bibliothèque nationale. Auteurs. (Paris: Impr. nationale, 1897-1981) v.1-v.197,v.200-v.202,v.204-v.216,v.219-v.231 Ref Z927.P2; 1897/1959 - 1960/69:ser.2 Microfiche 2224
Catalogue générale des livres imprimés: auteurs, collectivités-auteurs, anonymes. 1960-1964. 12 vols. (Paris: Impr. Nationale, 1965) Ref Z927.P22
Use the BnF catalogs in conjunction with:
Conlon, Pierre M. Le siècle des lumières: bibliographie chronologique. (Genève: Droz, 1983- ) In Progress Stacks Z7128.E55 C66 1983
Brunet, Jacques-Charles. Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres ... 4th ed. 5 vols. (Bruxelles: Socie?té belge de librairie, Hauman et compe., 1838-45) Ref Z1011.B9 1838
A 5th edition is in the Classics Library. This work is strong on French and Latin works published before the 19th century
The following works are especially useful for identifying pseudonyms:
Quérard, Joseph Marie. Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées. Galérie des auteurs apocryphes, supposés, déguisés, plagiaires et des éditeurs infidèles de la littérature française pendant les quatre derniers siècles: ensemble les industriels littéraires et les lettrés qui sont anoblis à notre époque. 5 vols. (Paris, L?éditeur, 1847-53) Ref Z1067.Q4S
Brunet, Gustave. Supplément aux Supercheries littéraires dévoilées et au Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes de J.-M. Quérard et A.-E. Barbier. (Paris, G. P. Maisonneuve & Larose [1964]; reprint of 1889 edition) Ref Z1067.B8 1889a
Bibliothèque nationale (France). Catalogue général des pérodiques du début du XVIIe siècle à 1959 [microform] : fichier alphabétique de titres, état provisoire / Bibliothèque nationale ; édité par Chadwyck-Healey France S.A.R.L. ([Paris] : CHF, c1987) Microfiche 2231 no.1-no.1372
This alphabetical listing of French periodicals also includes daily papers that were published before 1849. Use Uclid, OhioLINK, WorldCat, and Center for Research Libraries (CRL) to identify holdings, in addition to what is listed in this union catalog:
Bibliothèque nationale (France). Département des périodiques. Catalogue collectif des périodiques du début du XVIIe siècle à 1939, conservés dans les bibliothèques de Paris et dans les bibliothèques (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, 1967- ) Ref Z6945.P236
A history of the French press in the 18th century is provided by:
Les Gazettes européennes de langue française (XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles) : table ronde internationale, Saint-Etienne, 21-23 mai 1992. Textes réunis par Henri Duranton, Claude Labrosse et Pierre Rétat. (Saint-Etienne : Publications de l'Université de Saint-Etienne, 1992) Stacks PN5176.G394 1992
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) Connect
ECCO provides digitized facsimile for some 150 thousand books published between 1701 and 1800. Based on the holdings of the British Library and approximately 15 hundred other research libraries worldwide, EECO includes almost every significant English or foreign-language book published in the United Kingdom during the Eighteenth Century, including multiple editions. The collection is strong in the areas of economics, fine arts, geography, history, law, literature, medicine, philosophy, religion, science, and technology.
Gallica: Digitized French Historical Materials
Gallica is a digital library of sources held by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
(BnF) that are rare, unusual, out-of-print, or otherwise difficult to access. An on-going project, Gallica continues to add printed materials such as books, journals, newspapers, published music, and other documents as well as graphic materials and sound recordings.
Gallica 2 is a new version with enhanced capability recently launched.
France in America is a digital collection made available in partnership between the BnF and the Library of Congress that documents the French presence in North America from the 17th through the end of the 19th centuries.
Making of the Modern World 1450-1850 Connect
This full text database is based on the holdings of the Goldsmiths’ and Kress libraries, both of which concentrate on economic and related materials. The collection includes some 61 thousand works, all of which are reproduced in digital facsimile. The collection is especially strong on commerce, finance, trade, and transport, as well as politics and social conditions related to same.
Use subject headings such as French—History—Sources and French—History—Sources—Bibliography in Uclid, OhioLINK, and WorldCat to find additional material.
[A note about OneSearch Connect : This service offers simultaneous searching of uclid and multiple online databases. Searching uclid and these databases individually though tedious is recommended for history topics]
Academic Search Complete 1865- Connect
This is a general, all-purpose database with most articles provided as full text documents.
British Humanities Index 1962- Connect
International in coverage, this database includes some articles as full text documents. Locate articles published between 1915 and 1961, use Subject Index to Periodicals Ref AI3 .A72
Expanded Academic ASAP Connect
This is another general database that includes many journal articles as full text documents.
Francis 1984- Connect
Social science and humanities books and journal articles in the French language are included in this multilingual database.
Gerritsen Collection 1543-1945 Connect
This is an international digital library of books and journal articles relating to women’s history. Some of the material in this database may constitute primary source materials.
Historical Abstracts 1955- Connect
This database covers world history (except the United States and Canada for which use America: History and Life) for the time period 1450 to the present
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 Connect
English-language periodicals in a wide-range of subject areas are indexed in this retrospective database.
Humanities International Complete Connect
Many of the books, articles, and other sources included in this international index are provided as full text documents.
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature 1983- Connect
Also known as IBZ or "The Dietrich," this is an international index that covers literature from countries with poor bibliographic control over their publications. Subject headings are in German and English. Use in conjunction with:
Bibliographie der fremdsprachigen Zeitschriftenliteratur 1911-1962/64 SW Depository
AI9.B7
Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur aus allen Gebieten des Wissens. International bibliography of periodical literature covering all fields of knowledge 1963-1982 SW Depository AI9.I5
Coverage of German-language articles from 1896 to 1910 is provided by:
Bibliographie der deutschen Zeitschriften-literatur SW Depository AI9.B5
JSTOR Connect
This is a full text retrospective database of the most important journals in a variety of disciplines including history and language and literature. Use in conjunction with History Cooperative [electronic resource] Connect for the complete issues of a number of more recently published history journals.
MLA International Bibliography Connect
This database indexes books and journal articles relating to language, literature, and folklore published in and about modern languages. Literature is broadly conceived and can include related historical articles.
OmniFile Full Text Mega Connect
This is another general database that offers some material as full text documents.
Periodicals Index Online Connect
This database-in-progress aims to provide indexing to 300-years of articles concentrated in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Use in conjunction with:
Periodicals Archive Online Connect
Philosopher’s Index 1940- [approximately a 1-year lag time] Connect
This database provides indexing and abstracting from books and journals in philosophy and related fields.
Project Muse Connect
Full text coverage if provided for various humanities journals some of which date back to 1995.
Reader’s Guide Retrospective 1890-1982 Connect
Long the standard general index to periodical articles, Reader’s Guide Retrospective is the online edition. It indexes a number of history journals.
Research Library 1971- Connect
This full text database covers a wide array of disciplines.
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