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Paul Pétau (Paulus Petavius in 
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Petau, Paul French publishers (people) 1568 births 1614 deaths French book and manuscript collectors
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) (1568-1614) was a French publisher and book collector. He was ''conseiller'' of the Parlement de Paris from 1588 to 1614.
Life
After his death, his son Alexandre Pétau (died 1672) sold his massive collection of books for personal profit.Web Gallery of Art/ref> His books can still be found today in
Vatican City
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's Library and the Library of the University of Leiden.
Excerpts
Charles Isaac Elton's book ''The Great Book-Collectors
The ''Great Book-Collectors'' was an 1893 book by British authors Charles Elton and Mary Augusta Elton. It deals with bibliophilia and bibliomania.
The book is generally available online rather than in original in major collections.
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References
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British Museum
lexic.us
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petau, Paul French publishers (people) 1568 births 1614 deaths French book and manuscript collectors