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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

Le cabinet de la Bibliothèque de Sainte-Geneviève. Divisé en deux parties. Contenant les antiquitez de la religion des Chrétiens, des Egyptiens, & des Romains, des tombeaux, des poids & des medailles; des monnoyes, des pierres antiques gravées, & des minéraux; des talismans, des lampes antiques, des animaux les plus rares et les plus singuliers, des coquilles les plus considérables, des fruits étrangers, & quelques plantes exquises.

Publication Details

Paris: Antoine Dezallier, 1692 CE.

Father Du Molinet's "cabinet" incorporated the major part of Fabri de Peiresc's collection. The first part of this work, extensively illustrated with engravings, described antiquities: Christian, Egyptian and Roman; funerary objects; weights and measures; coins; medals; engraved gems; talismans and seals (including a section on Gnostic seals); and lamps.The second part concerned  natural history objects, including birds; animals; fish; fruits; plants; shells; stones; and minerals.

Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.

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Entry Number#12982
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/15230
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External URLle-cabinet-de-la-bibliothque-de-saintegenevive-divis-en-deux-parties-contenant-les-antiquitez-de-la-religion-des-chrtiens-des-egyptiens-des-romains-des-tombeaux-des-poids-des-medailles-des-monnoyes-des-pierres-antiques-graves-des-minraux-des-talismans-des-lampes-antiques-des-animaux-les-plus-rares-et-les-plus-singuliers-des-coquilles-les-plus-considrables-des-fruits-trangers-quelques-plantes-exquises

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris