Paul Lacroix

Paul Lacroix was a French writer, journalist, librarian, playwright, historian and bibliographer (1806–1884). He was born at Paris and died at Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.

Also recorded as Bibliophile Jacob; P. L. Jacob; Paul La Croix.

Paul Lacroix in brief

Born
1806
Died
1884
Known for
writer, journalist, librarian, playwright, historian and bibliographer
Place of birth
Paris
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Identity and origins

He also worked under the names Bibliophile Jacob, P. L. Jacob and Antony Dubourg. The authorities additionally record the headings Bibliophile Jacob, P. L. Jacob and Paul La Croix. His recorded language was French.

He was the child of Jean-Louis Lacroix.

Career and activity

Paul Lacroix worked in history, bibliography, literature and journalism.

He was employed by Le Gastronome. Recorded position is library curator. He worked at Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.

Catalogued works

51 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1830 to 1878.

Le Gastronome, dated 1830. notice bibliographique sur le Disciple de Pantagruel. Bibliothèque Dramatique De Monsieur De Soleinne, dated 1843. Paris à travers les âges. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Per. Customs of the Middle Ages. Histoire de la Charpenterie et des Anciennes Communautés et Confréries de Charpentiers de la France et de la Belgique. The Man Who Married a Mermaid. Droit roman : de l'action institoire ; droit français. Curiosites Infernales. History of Prostitution, Vol. 1. Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Manners, customs, and dress during the Middle Ages, and during the renaissance period. Contes Littéraires. Treasury of Medieval Illustrations. France in the Eighteenth Century. Contes Littéraires du Bibliophile Jacob à Ses Petits-Enfants. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period. Knights, Weapons and Armor. France in the Middle Ages. Historia De La Prostitucion En Todos Los Pueblos Del Mundo: Desde La Antigüedad Mas Remota Hasta Nuestros Dias ...... (Spanish Edition). Curiosités des Sciences Occultes (Classic Reprint) (French Edition). [The amateurs of old books]. 18me siècle. The 18th century. The arts in the Middle Ages. Arts in the Middle Ages of Renais. The arts in the Middle Ages, and the period of the Renaissance. Arts in the Middle Ages & the Renaissanc. The arts of the middle ages. Dix-septieme siecle. Dix-septième siècle. The eighteenth century. Emploi des types mobiles dans l'ornementation des MSS. au 13e. siècle. Hairdressing in the eighteenth century. Histoire de l'orfévrerie-joaillerie et des anciennes communautés et Confréries d'orfevres-joailliersde la France et de la Belgique. History of Prostitution, Part 1. History of Prostitution, Part 2. La danse macabre. Le livre d'or des metiers. Louis XII et Anne de Bretagne. XVIIIme siècle : institutions, usages et costumes, France 1700-1789 / Paul Lacroix., dated 1878, held by Wellcome Collection. The XVIIIth Century : its institutions, customs, and costumes, France, 1700-1789 / by Paul Lacroix., dated [1870?], held by Wellcome Collection. The arts in the middle ages and at the period of the Renaissance / by Paul Lacroix., dated 1870, held by Wellcome Collection. Sciences & letters au moyen âge et à l'époque de la renaissance / par Paul Lacroix [Bibliophile Jacob]., dated 1877, held by Wellcome Collection. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance / by Paul Lacroix., dated [between 1870 and 1879?], held by Wellcome Collection. Science and literature in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance / by Paul Lacroix [Bibliophile Jacob]., dated 1878, held by Wellcome Collection. De la prostitution en Europe : depuis l'antiquité jusqu'à la fin du XVIe siècle / par M. Rabutaux ; avec une bibliographie par Paul Lacroix., dated 1865, held by Wellcome Collection. Science and literature in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance / by Paul Lacroix (Bibliophile Jacob) ; illustrated with upwards of four hundred engravings on wood., dated [between 1870 and 1879?], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 29 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lacroix, Paul, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Lacroix, Paul, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Paul Lacroix, Un camarade du Petit Cénacle, Littératures, 2016. Paul Lacroix, conservateur de la bibliothèque de l’Arsenal ?, Littératures, 2016. Un poème énigmatique : L’Adonis de la Cour, par Claude Favier, Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles, 2021.

Digitised editions and texts

11 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Recherches sur l'art statuaire; considéré chez les anciens & chez les ... (1863) — Internet Archive. Les arts au moyen age (1871) — Internet Archive. The Arts in the Middle Ages, and At the Period of the Renaissance (1870) — Internet Archive. Paul Lacroix - Le Revenant Du Chateau De La Garde (1897) — Internet Archive. Curiosités Infernales (1886) — Internet Archive. Les Amoureux brandons de Franciarque et Callixène: roman dramatique en cinq ... (1868) — Internet Archive. Histoire de Soissons, par H. Martin et Paul-L.-Jacob (1837) — Internet Archive. France In The Middle Ages (1963) — Internet Archive. Curiosités de l'histoire des arts, par P.L. Jacob (1858) — Internet Archive. Dissertations bibliographiques, par P.L. Jacob (1864) — Internet Archive. Vaux-de-Vire d' Olivier Basselin et de Jean Le Houx suivis d'un choix d'anciens Vaux-de-Vire et ... (1858) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is history, bibliography and literature.

Residence is recorded at Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. Employment is recorded with Le Gastronome. Positions recorded include library curator.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1806Paul Lacroix born at Paris.
  2. 1830Le Gastronome.
  3. 1843Bibliothèque Dramatique De Monsieur De Soleinne.
  4. 1863Recherches sur l'art statuaire; considéré chez les anciens & chez les ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1868Les Amoureux brandons de Franciarque et Callixène: roman dramatique en cinq ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1870The Arts in the Middle Ages, and At the Period of the Renaissance digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1871Les arts au moyen age digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1884Paul Lacroix died at Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.
  9. 1886Curiosités Infernales digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1897Paul Lacroix - Le Revenant Du Chateau De La Garde digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Paul Lacroix”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1607626: Paul Lacroix

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