Database:
Bibliothèque bleue online
University of Chicago ARTFL Project

About this Database

Spanning more than 250 years and involving the publication of mass-produced, inexpensive books that were sold to peasants for pennies by colporteurs (peddlers). Includes texts ranging from the practical (recipes, almanacs, and how-to books) to the pious (hagiographies, prayer books, and other religious instruction) and to the entertaining (fiction, romans de chevalerie, songbooks, burlesque), providing a unique insight into the popular culture of 17th to mid-19th century France. The important collection at the Médiathèque de l'Agglomération Troyenne (MAT),l forms the basis of the Bibliothèque Bleue Online. Part of the ARTFL Project.


Durable URL

This is the permanent URL for the database. It should be used in syllabi, lists of resources, and all other links provided to Johns Hopkins users. https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU05528