A. (Albert) Levé

Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Albert Levé is known through a small but varied body of French nonfiction. Catalog records and digitized editions link him to works such as Code civil espagnol: promulgué le 24 juillet 1889 (1890), a French presentation of the Spanish Civil Code, and Code de la vente commerciale (1892), a study of commercial sales and related market practices.

Later, he turned to historical and cultural subjects. His 1919 book La tapisserie de la reine Mathilde dite la tapisserie de Bayeux shows a strong interest in the Bayeux Tapestry and helped bring that medieval monument to readers in an illustrated format.

Beyond those published works, reliable biographical detail appears to be scarce in the sources available here. What does come through clearly is the range of his interests: Levé wrote for readers who wanted careful explanation, whether the subject was modern law or one of the great artifacts of medieval Europe.