5-607: [REDACTED] Coat of Arms of the Van Part Family Van Praet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Joseph Van Praet (1754–1837), French librarian Jules Van Praet (1806–1887), Belgian diplomat Louis of Praet (1488–1555), Dutch diplomat and politician See also [ edit ] Adolfo Van Praet , village in La Pampa Province, Argentina Praet , list of people with
10-534: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Joseph Van Praet Joseph Basile Bernard Van Praet ( Bruges , 27 July 1754 – Paris, 5 February 1837) was an Austrian Netherlands-born librarian and scholar active in France . During the French Revolution he increased the stock to three times its previous amount: the printed collection went from 300 000 to more than a million. After
15-502: The acquisition of collections, his long tenure at the library and his bibliographical knowledge resulted in him being often consulted about the older literature in the library. He had a particular interest in incunabula on vellum of which he compiled a bibliography. Among his acquisitions from booksellers Van Praet found many valuable works which he found it prudent to allocate to particular collections, such as books on vellum, incunabula, annotated editions, fine bindings, etc., so restabishing
20-593: The fire at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (19–20 August 1794) he managed to obtain part of the stock and also made acquisitions from booksellers and in public sales. He went on to obtain complete libraries particularly in Italy. He carried on correspondence to acquire important private libraries for the Bibliothèque nationale such as those of Loménie de Brienne (1792), Panzer (1807), Count MacCarthy (1817). His role in
25-703: The surname Praet van Praet d'Amerloo , Belgian noble family dating back to the XII century [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Van Praet . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Praet&oldid=1244791015 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Dutch origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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