Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon or Besançon municipal library is located in Eastern France. It is the first public library that was built in Besançon. The library was founded in 1694, when the Benedictine Abbot Jean-Baptiste Boisot (1638–1694) bequeathed his personal collections to the Abbey Saint Vincent in Besançon, under the sole condition that it would be publicly available. The collection of Boisot is exceptionally rich with manuscripts that date back to the 7th and 15th centuries. A large part of the collection came from Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle and his son Antoine. In 1808, a building was established for the library on the plans of Franche-Comté architect Denis Lapret. During the French revolution confiscations were made from the religious communities and from emigrants living in the region. These were appropriated for the library. More information...
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