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          The Mazarine Library originated in the private collections of Cardinal Mazarin (1602-1661), Richelieu's successor and prime minister during Louis XIV's minority between 1643 and 1661.

          The library in Mazarin's mansion (which later became the historic site of the Bibliothèque nationale de France) was opened to scholars in 1643, making the Mazarine France's oldest public library.

          It was organised and extended by Gabriel Naudé (1600-1653), who in 1627 published the first treatise of modern library management (Advis pour dresser une bibliothèque).

          He built up the richest private library in Europe, making use of the considerable resources at his disposal: he bought up booksellers' collections or acquired complete libraries (such as that of Canon Jean Descordes in 1643), prospected for books abroad and went through diplomatic or military channels.

          By the mid seventeenth century the collection approached 40,000 volumes. During the Fronde (1648-1652), when Maz