Éditions Gründ
Librairie Gründ, also known as "Les éditions Gründ " is a French publishing company. It was started in 1880 by Ernest Gründ and Émile Maguet as a bookstore in Paris, specializing in works about art. It joined the French publishing group Editis in 2007.
Parent company | Editis |
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Founded | 1880 |
Founders | Ernest Gründ and Émile Maguet |
Country of origin | France |
Publication types | Books |
Nonfiction topics | Art |
Official website | www |
Gründ issued the Benezit Dictionary of Artists until 2007, when Oxford University Press began issuing the dictionary.[1][2]
Benezit has been called "the definitive international directory of artists" by The New York Times.[3]
Some of the authors published by this group include Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Sophie Rostopchine, comtesse de Ségur, Siri Reuterstrand, Jean-Francois Mesplède, Jean-Pierre Délarge, and classics by Rabelais, etc.[4]
References
- Éditions Gründ company website
- Information on Oxford Art Online
- NYT March 11, 2001
- Information on Open Library Directory of publishers
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