Bibliothèque Inguimbertine

Inguimbertine Library
Bibliothèque Inguimbertine
44°3′21″N 5°2′56″E / 44.05583°N 5.04889°E / 44.05583; 5.04889
Location	Carpentras, France
Type	Library
Established	1735
Collection
Size	220,000 books

A room in the Bibliothèque Inguimbertine

The Bibliothèque Inguimbertine is a scholarly library located in Carpentras. It was established by Joseph-Dominique d'Inguimbert [fr], the Bishop of Carpentras from 1735 to 1754. It has been called "the oldest of our municipal libraries" by current chief librarian Jean-François Delmas. It currently contains about 220,000 books.^[1]

Collection Peiresc

The library is known to bibliophiles all over France and is scheduled to move into roomier quarters in the former Hôtel-Dieu in 2013.^[2] Construction ran from 2014 until 2024. The building was refurbished and views to the library museum and to the multimedia library were added. The multimedia library was opened to the public on November 4, 2017. Construction was completed on April 20th, 2024.^[3]

References

1. "Tourist Attractions in Carpentras, France". PlanetWare. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06.
2. Wieder, Thomas (2009-08-13). "Un cabinet de curiosités à Carpentras (4/5)". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-11-09.
3. "L'institution l'Inguimbertine - Library-museum Inguimbertine Carpentras". inguimbertine.carpentras.fr. Retrieved 2025-10-19.

Further reading

• Jean-François Delmas (2008). L'Inguimbertine : maison des muses. Paris: Éditions Nicolas Chaudun. ISBN 978-2-35039-038-3. Chapitre I: une histoire pluriséculaire; Chapitre II: des collections protéiformes; Chapitre III: un projet pour le 3e millénaire.
• Delmas, Jean-François (2007-01-01). "Le Pôle culturel de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Carpentras". Bulletin des bibliothèques de France (in French). Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
• "L'Inguimbertine, cabinet de curiosités". Libération (in French). 2006-10-23. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

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