Documented Work

In 1627, he published an influential book in the field of library science called Advice on Establishing a Library. Naudé was later able to put into practice all the ideas he had put forth in Advice when he was given the opportunity to build and maintain the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the library of Cardinal Mazarin at Paris. Naudé was a precursor of Pierre Bayle and Fontenelle. The record is attributed to Gabriel Naudé; it does not imply sole authorship of developments produced by a wider field or community.