This site is dedicated to books sold at auctions. The project was developed as part of the thesis "The selling process of French books printed in the XVIIIth and sold at auctions throughout time", for the completion of the Rare Books and Digital Humanities MA programme. The world of auctions is mysterious for people who are unfamiliar with it. A person who wants to discover this world has to learn a lot of special terms and to study the entire process. Actually, in the majority of cases the buyers have assistants who know the dynamics of auctions and guide their client through the complex process of buying in the auctions. Nowadays, auctions are not just a way to sell items, although it is a market for investing money and following the tendency of the demand. The main goal of the project was to create a database and a catalogue of books printed in France in the XVIII century and sold at auctions. Enjoy exploring!
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