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French Library Collections in South Asia: A Overview

Learn about the main collections of South Asia in French libraries, including valuable resources, connections with Indian institutions, and historical significance.

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French Library Collections in South Asia: A Overview

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  1. A brief presentation of the main South Asia collections in French libraries Dr. Rachel Guidoni (Mrs.), Head Librarian, French School of AsianStudies (Paris, France)

  2. The first French School dedicated to Eastern languages and civilisations Source: www.inalco.fr/institut/presentation-politique-institut/histoire-riche

  3. The school today • The building wasinaugurated in 2011. • The upper part of the building houses the school • The lower part is for the library. Source: www.archi-guide.com/PH/FRA/Par/P13MasPolLangCivLi.jpg

  4. The Collège de France, founded in 1530 The motto of the institution : « Teaches all » Source: www.cartophilie-viroflay.org/article.php?id_article=165

  5. The main French librarieswith South Asia collections • National library of France (Bibliothèque nationale) • French School of Asianstudies (Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient) • Asian society (SociétéAsiatique) • Centre for South Asian studies (Centre d’études de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud) • Éric-de-Dampierre library • Centre for Himalayan studies (Centre d’étudeshimalayennes)

  6. Location of the main Paris librarieswith South Asian collections

  7. Why this presentation? • Improve the knowledge of these collections • Value these collections both to the Indian scientific community and to the librarians’ network • Create tighter connection between French institutions and Indian libraries • Promote a broader choice of patrimonial and contemporary collections on South Asia

  8. The BULAC library • Core collection: linguistics, literature, travels accounts, geography and history, social and religious sciences • South Asia section : rich collections in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, and Urdu languages • Digital library: a dozen of books from the Fort William College

  9. A book from the Fort William College Polyglott Munshi, or vocabulary, exercises, pleasant stories, etc. in English, Persian, Hindi, Hindustani and Bengali, for the use of students both native and European, Calcutta, 1841 Source: num.bulac.fr/archive/files/a36d5a9d310503b7c2280d568019a0e0.pdf

  10. The South Asia collection in the Bulac library • Hindi (and Nepali) section: more than 7 000 books • Bengali section: 6 000 books and a dozen of periodicals • Urdu section: 8 000 books and 40 periodicals • Tamil section: more than 7 000 books and a collection of manuscripts

  11. A pioneer catalogue for the scripts Urdu Tamil

  12. Hindi Nepali

  13. The Institute of Indian Studies • Founded in 1927; part of the Collège de France since 1973 • Domain: the whole ancient Indian world, mostly Pre-Islamic India • Subjects: literature, philosophy, history, history of religions, linguistics and grammar, art history and archaeology → one of the richest collections in France on Sanskrit literature and ancient Indian languages

  14. The Institute of Indian Studies • Local catalogue: bude.college-de-france.fr • Digital library: some manuscripts and pictures (salamandre.college-de-france.fr) • Core collection: 35 000 books, 600 periodicals, 2 700 maps, more than 100 manuscripts, archives and about 35 000 pictures

  15. The Pakistan photo collection Source: salamandre.college-de-france.fr/ead.html?id=FR075CDF_00IEI00PK-2#!{%22content%22:[%22FR075CDF_00IEI00PK-2_de-901%22,false,%22%22]}

  16. The Kabul museum photo collection Source: salamandre.college-de-france.fr/ead.html?id=FR075CDF_IEI_arbois#!{%22content%22:[%22FR075CDF_IEI_arbois_de-38%22,false,%22%22]}

  17. A Nepalimanuscriptfrom the S. Lévi collection Devatāparipūrṇam, 19th Century, bookmark: MS-SL 69 Source: salamandre.college-de-france.fr/img-viewer/IEI-SL/MS-SL-69/viewer.html

  18. The National Library of France • South Asia section since the 18th century • Subjects: literature, religion and history • Core collection: 15 000 books, with 1/3 in Indian languages, more than 100 periodicals • Online catalogue: catalogue.bnf.fr

  19. A bibliographical record with Devanagari script in the BnF catalogue Source: catalogue.bnf.fr/servlet/biblio?idNoeud=1&ID=43715350&SN1=0&SN2=0&host=catalogue

  20. A digitized document in Gallica Source: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b6949524w.r=pondichery.langFR

  21. The digitized catalogue of the Sanskrit collection at the Bnf Source: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k255707s/f80.image

  22. The French School of AsianStudies • Founded in 1901 • Core collection: 21 000 books, 133 periodicals, more than 120 Pali manuscripts, 100 maps, rubbings, scientific archives, about 17 000 pictures Mss Pali 40

  23. The French School of AsianStudies • Domain: all the South Asia, including also Tibet • Subjects: mainly classical studies: religion, art, archaeology, epigraphy, ancient history, literature and textual studies • Online catalogue: www.sudoc.abes.fr and catalogue.bulac.fr

  24. The French School of AsianStudies A Nepali (?) rubbing Bouddha Sakyamuni (D71-8)

  25. The EFEO Centre in Pondicherry • 12 000 books, 21 periodicals, a great collection of private libraries, scientific archives of French Indianists, rubbings and plans Photo S. Rayapoulle

  26. The EFEO Centre in Pondicherry • More than 1 600 Vishnuit manuscripts, digitized and soon available online • A photo library with old collections and a more recent collection on South Asian temples, soon available online Photo S. Rayapoulle

  27. Library of the Asian society • Founded in 1822 • Edits the famousperiodicalJournal Asiatique • Core collection: 100 000 books, 1 800 periodicals, manuscripts, rubbings and off-prints, pictures and scientific archives. 20% concerns India Source: www.aibl.fr/societe-asiatique/organisation-68/organismes-associes

  28. Centre for South Asian studies • Founded in 1955 • Presently the biggest French collection of books and periodicals on South Asia for the modern and contemporary periods The Maison de l’Asie’sreading room

  29. Centre for South Asian studies • Core collection: 30 000 books, 450 periodicals, scientific archives, census, maps • Domain: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives Islands, and Mauritius • Subjects: social sciences, social anthropology, law, history of economic development, and religious sciences

  30. Éric-de-Dampierre library • Founded in 1967 • Specialised in anthropology and sociology • 2 600 books on South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Tibet Source: www.mae.u-paris10.fr/bibethno/ Entry of the reading room

  31. The archives of Philippe Sagant Table of his archives One of his book

  32. The archives of O. Herrenschmidt Source: www.mae.u-paris10.fr/lesc/ spip.php?article78 Source: www.mae.u-paris10.fr/dbtw-wpd/arch/ar.aspx?archive=lesc&reference=foh

  33. Centre for Himalayan studies • Founded in 1965 • First focused on Nepal and on anthropology, geography and biology Photo O. Aubriot

  34. Centre for Himalayan studies • Covers now all the other Himalayas regions: Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim and the North Indian States • And includes other subjects such as geology, environmental studies, agronomy, history, economics, politics, languages, arts • 15 000 books, theses, reports and off-prints, 1 300 maps and 800 periodicals

  35. આભાર তোমাকে ধন্যবাদ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ ధన్యవాదాలు Thankyou for your attention! Merci beaucoup ! நன்றி धन्यवाद آپ کا شکریہ तुझे उपकार मानतो ಧನ್ಯವಾದ

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