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Chapter the Third · Inventory of the Imperial Library
État de la Bibliothèque Impériale · Salon Plenary, Tuileries
Bibliothèque Impériale
The Empire reads in Latin, but writes in French.
Eleven years of acquisitions, by tongue of origin.
Volumes Acquired · By Language of Composition
in thousands of bound volumes · 1804 — 1814
40
30
20
10
0
38.4
31.7
19.2
11.0
6.8
Français
38.4k vol.
Latina
31.7k vol.
Italiano
19.2k vol.
Deutsch
11.0k vol.
Ἑλληνική
6.8k vol.