Documentary fonds of the Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux

Documentary fonds of the departmental museum of the Domaine de Sceaux available for consultation * * * The Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux deploys its collections in several prestigious buildings: the Castle, the Orangery, the Pavillon de l’Aurore, the Petit Château and the Stables. From history to art, architecture and landscape transformations, the collections evoke the Paris region and the history of the estate since the 17th century. This dataset presents all the works available at the museum’s documentation centre. Rich in more than 7800 books, this collection presents the artists and fields of art present at the museum as well as the themes and motifs represented in the works. It maintains an important fund on the history and heritage of the communes of Ile-de-France. **Lexic** The abbreviations explained below refer to the values in the column “Number of pages”: 261-XVII p. = 261 and XVII pages (261 paginated in Arabic numerals, XVII in Roman numerals) 586 pp.-12 p. of pl. = 586 pages and 12 pages of boards 184 p.-[6] p. de pl. = 184 pages and 6 pages of unpaginated boards P. = Page pl. = Boards [2] = Page numbering is not displayed in the book, it is the librarian who determines the pagination Fig. = Figures F. = Leaflets multiple pagination = The work consists of more than three paginations **Special observations** French cataloguing standards: Z44-050 Cataloguing monographs — Writing the bibliographic description The standards for bibliographic information are universal and can be found in all library catalogues. The museum’s documentation centre is no exception. These rules are a landmark for readers/researchers around the world, whether they are users of municipal libraries, universities, museums.