Catalogue des livres de Mr. Bérard. 

This fine calligraphic manuscript catalogue represents the library of André Bérard, architect and scholar of French historical architecture and design. His collections of architectural and ornament books, prints, and drawings were amongst the richest ever formed.  

Private library catalogues, rarely needing wide distribution, were often produced by hand well into the nineteenth century. As a manuscript, Bérard’s catalogue could be highly customized and lavishly produced in a way that print could not match.