Reproduction products and fees

The fees below are for document reproduction only. In the event of commercial use of the documents reproduced, an additional fee will be charged.

Text document

Printed text, handwritten text, press, music score, etc.

For reading use

Digitisation on request
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
Digitised text per page (PDF)
 €0.70/page
PDF(1)
Digitised text pages in colour or black and white, depending on technical possibilities
 1 to 3 weeks depending on document availability and number of pages ordered

Full digitised text (PDF)

with the exception of press and periodicals billed on a price-per-page basis(2)
€45 per volume Up to 1,000 pages
PDF(1)
Digitised full text in colour or black and white, depending on technical possibilities
 2 to 3 weeks depending on document availability and number of pages ordered
Full digitised handwritten text (PDF)
€110 per volume
Up to 1,000 pages
PDF(1)
Digitised full manuscript text in colour or black and white, depending on technical possibilities
 2 to 4 weeks depending on document availability and number of pages of the manuscript ordered
(1) The Department of Digital Services and Images offers OCR processing on demand (raw OCR) – without extra cost and subject to technical feasibility – when printed texts are digitalised in full. Manuscripts, iconographic documents and scores are excluded from this offer.

(2) For press and periodicals, an order of 300 pages or more, as part of a non-commercial project, may be subject to special consideration and negotiated pricing. This arrangement is also possible for an order for photocopies.
 
Black and white printing on demand
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
Black and white photocopy
 €0.70/page
A4 or A3
Text printed in black and white on plain A4 or A3 paper depending on the size of the original document
 1 to 3 weeks depending on document availability and number of pages ordered

Image document

Photograph, print, illumination, illustration, map, object, etc.

For illustration or publishing use

Digitisation using the original document, on request
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
High definition image using the original
 €25 (2)
Jpeg format (or TIFF format on request) up to 24 million pixels or 72 MB
Digitised image in colour
 1 to 3 weeks
PREMIUM image using the original
€50 (2)
Jpeg format (or TIFF format on request) up to 120 million pixels or 360 MB (for more than 360 MB, please contact us)
Digitised image in colour
 1 to 3 weeks
 
 
Jpeg format (or TIFF format on request). Resolution depending on the work required
Shooting of objects and special work (ultraviolet, infrared, etc.)
 Depending on the work required
Provision of an image already digitised
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
High definition image already digitised
 €5
Jpeg up to 24 million pixels or 72 MB
Image available in colour (due to technical constraints, some images can only be offered in greyscale)
 Immediate through online sales. From 24 hours to 1 week outside online sales, depending on the processing to be carried out on the archive.
PREMIUM image already digitised
€10
Jpeg up to 120 million pixels or 360 MB (for more than 360 MB, please contact us)
Image available in colour (due to technical constraints, some images can only be offered in greyscale)
 Immediate through online sales. From 24 hours to 1 week outside online sales, depending on the processing to be carried out on the archive.

(2) As part of a non-commercial or academic project, an order of 30 images or more from the original may be subject to special consideration and negotiated pricing. This arrangement is also possible for orders for art prints.

 
Printing on demand
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
Art prints
 €19
€29
€49
€69
€99
A4
A3
A2
A1
A0
High-quality colour print with white margin on matt paper – or glossy paper on request (due to technical constraints, some prints can only be produced in greyscale)
 1 to 2 weeks from a digital archive. 1 to 4 weeks from an original document.

Sound documents

Recordings on disc, magnetic tape, etc.

Standard works consist of basic linear processing (automatic filtering and declicking), or a “straight” copy without any processing (on request).

Digitisation using the original document, on request
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro format Product details Indicative delivery time
sound file from 78 rpm disc
 €40 wav or compressed format on request 16 bits – 44,1 kHz 2 to 3 weeks
sound file from 45 rpm disc
 €35 wav or compressed format on request 16 bits – 44,1 kHz 2 to 3 weeks
sound file from 33 rpm disc
 €70 wav or compressed format on request 16 bits – 44,1 kHz 2 to 3 weeks
sound file from an audio CD
 €60 wav or compressed format on request 16 bits – 44,1 kHz 2 to 3 weeks
sound file from an audio cassette
 €55 wav or compressed format on request 16 bits – 44,1 kHz 2 to 3 weeks
sound file from other media / special works
 on quotation wav or compressed format on request 16 bits – 44,1 kHz Depending on the work required

 

Provision of a recording already digitised
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery time
sound file, by dematerialised media
 €20 wav or compressed format on request 16 bits – 44,1 kHz 1 to 2 weeks

Video document

The BnF does not provide viewing links. Prices correspond to the supply of an entire work. In the event of a request for an extract, the quotation will be drawn up on the basis of special work.

Digitisation using the original document, on request
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
Consultation file

€50 - Original media: Optical (DVD, Blu-Ray)

 

€100 - Original media: Analogue (VHS, U-Matic, BVU, Betacam SP and Digital Betacam, DV, mini-DV, DVCAM, HDCAM, HDV, Hi8, Video8)

 MP4

SD delivery (automatic if source signal in SD)
Standard: H264 (ISO/IEC 14496-10) HiP@4.1L
Data transfer fee: 10Mb/s
Flow type: VBR
Resolution: 720 x 576
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Quantization: 8 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:0
Mode: progressive
Audio track: AAC-LC, 320kb/s, 48 kHz, Dual Mono or Stereo
HD delivery (if source signal in SD)
Standard: H264 (ISO/IEC 14496-10) HiP@4.1L
Data transfer fee: 100Mb/s

Flow type: VBR
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Quantization: 10 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:2
Mode: progressive
Audio track: PCM

 2 to 3 weeks
Professional-quality file

€80 - Original media: Optical (DVD, Blu-Ray)

 

€140 - Original media: Analogue (VHS, U-Matic, BVU, Betacam SP and Digital Betacam, DV, mini-DV, DVCAM, HDCAM, HDV, Hi8, Video8)
ProRes

SD delivery (automatic if source signal in SD)
Standard: PRORES 422 HQ
Data transfer fee: 67Mb/s
Resolution: 720 x 576
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Quantization: 10 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:2
Mode: progressive
Audio track: PCM
HD delivery (if source signal in SD)
Standard: PRORES 422 HQ
Data transfer fee: 184Mb/s
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Quantization: 10 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:2
Mode: progressive
Audio track: PCM

 2 to 3 weeks
Special work

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Provision of an image already digitised
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
Consultation file
 €20
MP4

SD delivery (automatic if source signal in SD)
Standard: H264 (ISO/IEC 14496-10) HiP@4.1L
Data transfer fee: 10Mb/s
Flow type: VBR
Resolution: 720 X 576 
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Quantization: 8 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:0
Mode: progressive
Audio track: AAC-LC, 320kb/s, 48 kHz, Dual Mono or Stereo
HD delivery (if source signal in SD)
Standard: H264 (ISO/IEC 14496-10) HiP@4.1L
Data transfer fee: 20Mb/s
Flow type: VBR
Resolution: 1920 X 1080
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Quantization: 8 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:0
Mode: progressive
Audio track: PCM
 

 1 to 2 weeks
Professional-quality file
€40
 
ProRes

SD delivery (automatic if source signal in SD)
Standard: PRORES 422 HQ
Data transfer fee: 67Mb/s
Resolution: 720 x 576
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Quantization: 10 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:2
Mode: progressive
Audio track: PCM
HD delivery (if source signal in SD)
Standard: PRORES 422 HQ
Data transfer fee: 184Mb/s
Flow type:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Full D1
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Quantization: 10 bits
Chroma subsampling: 4:2:2
Mode: progressive
Audio track: PCM

 1 to 2 weeks

 

Web archives

The internet site files that have been collected by the BnF pursuant to Legal Internet Deposit (structure, texts, illustration and any other component) are made available for users. For all requests to reproduce a website, the Department of Digital Services and Images must be provided with authorisation to do so from the site’s producer. The provision of services includes the extraction from the BnF’s servers of all the files from the site collected, their copying, compression and transfer by FTP.

On-demand extraction
Product Fee excluding taxes in euro Format Product details Indicative delivery times
Website files
From 1 to 1,000 files, per website: €10
From 1,001 to 10,000 files, per website: €25
More than 10,000 files, per website: €50
Set of directories and files of different types
Example of extraction:
 1 to 2 weeks
Capture d’écran
€5/image
JPEG
Screenshot of a website
 1 to 2 weeks

Surcharge and discount

Surcharge
Type of work requested Surcharge
Urgent work
 100%

 

Discount
  Discount
For students under 35 on presentation of valid student card.
 25%