French autographs of the age of the Religious wars (1559-1598) in the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg
Article gives the detailed review of t the 16th century autographs from Pyotr Dubrovsky’s collection of French autographs and manuscripts of the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg. Among these documents are letters, reports, instructions of French kings, ministers, governors and other statesmen, mainly, of the age of the Religious wars (1559-1598). The author gives characteristics of the sources and analyses their studying and publication history. As of today there is no special research about the collection of autographs of P.P. Dubrovsky, that refl ects origin and evolution of each documents complex, therefore its further studying, subsequent publications and placement in virtual information space, according the experience of the largest libraries of Europe, is a very actual project. The most valuable documents of the French Religious wars period that are stored in Russia still wait for their researchers - historians, philologists, archivists and palaeographers.