Michel Félibien Explained

Michel Félibien (14 September 1665 – 25 September 1719)^[1] was a French historian, who wrote a five-volume history of Paris, unfinished at his death, but completed by Guy-Alexis Lobineau and published in 1725.^{[2] [3]}

He was the son of the French historian André Félibien^[3] and in 1683^[1] became a Benedictine monk in the Congregation of Saint Maur (known for their high level of scholarship) at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. He is also known for his history of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis, published in 1706.^[4] This book contains five engraved prints depicting objects from the treasury of the abbey, now mostly missing.^[3]

References

Notes Sources

• Félibien, Michel (1706). Histoire de l'abbaye royale de Saint-Denys en France. Paris: Frederic Leonard. Copy at Google Books.
• Félibien, Michel (1725). Histoire de la ville de Paris, completed and enlarged by Guy-Alexis Lobineau. Paris: Guillaume Desprez. Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at Google Books. Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at INHA.

Notes and References

1. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12177715q/PUBLIC Notice d'autorité personne
2. Félibien 1725.
3. Some of the information in this article was translated from the equivalent article in the French Wikipedia version 12 juin 2014 à 10:21.
4. Félibien 1706.