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Reconstructing the library of Saint-Victor of Paris, 12 th -mid 14 th centuries through SQL

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The library of Saint-Victor of Paris was the most important library of Paris until the second half of the 13 th century, and even with the foundation of the college of Sorbonne, it remained a privileged center of knowledge during centuries still praised by scholars in the 16 th century. The catalogue of Claude de Grandrue (1514) and its edition by Gilbert Ouy (1999) give a reconstitution of the library thanks to the identification and gathering of all the manuscripts bearing the signatures attributed by Claude de Grandrue during his inventory of the magna libraria. Therefore, Gilbert Ouy's edition presents a static portrait of the library at the very end of the Middle Age, lacking manuscripts which were kept outside the great library (small library, infirmary, church, etc.). In order to understand the evolution of the cultural practices and knowledge at the abbey of Saint-Victor during the first century of the University of Paris, in the framework of my PhD thesis, I have undertaken the diachronic reconstruction of the library since its foundation to the mid-14 th century in a relational database, using SQL language through the Microsoft software, Access. The developed schema and tables aim at crossing data to visualize the corpus under different aspects. The dating of historical actions (copy, donation, binding) with a median date enables to explore the library through time. The results presented here confront the textual units known as bequeathed to the Victorines and the ones they allegedly acquired by themselves. By the 14 th century, while the library strongest trait seems to be the biblical exegesis, once the bequeathed textual units are removed, the preaching materials become the most important collection of the library. External people still viewed Saint-Victor as an important place of study of the Bible, while the Victorine canons put the stress on their duty as preachers. Ultimately, this database, which 2 was conceived as a personal tool, has the ambition to be rendered public after being aligned with the existing ontologies for data such as names and manuscripts, and adjust the modelling to be able to export it online.

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hal-03836802 , version 1 (02-11-2022)
hal-03836802 , version 2 (20-04-2023)

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Eve Defaÿsse. Reconstructing the library of Saint-Victor of Paris, 12 th -mid 14 th centuries through SQL. 2022. ⟨hal-03836802v2⟩
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