Alfred Bonnardot (1808-1884) was a French essayist, independent historian, and

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. His most notable work is a study on maps of Paris from the 16th-18th centuries, ''Études archéologiques sur les anciens plans de Paris des XVIe, XVIIe, et XVIIIe siecles'' (1851). He developed his antiquarian interests under the mentorship o
Antoine Gilbert
(1784-1858), ''grand sonneur'' of

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and

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(1812-1896), president of the Société des bibliophiles français. Bonnardot also wrote a comprehensive manual on the care and restoration of prints and old books,
Essai sur l'art de restaurer les estampes et les livres
(1846, 1858 2nd ed.)''. Bonnardot's name is included among those important to the history of Paris on the exterior wall of the Musee Carnavalet on the rue des Francs Bourgeois, and the museum has holdings from his personal collection, notably
Le cimetière et l’église des Saints-Innocents
' () attributed to the Flemish painter

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Alfred Bonnardot
on data.bnf.fr French bibliophiles Writers from Paris 1808 births 1884 deaths {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub