Henri Gallice

Henri Gallice (1853–1930) was a French businessman and collector. He was one of the founders of the Association Viticole Champenoise, serving as its president on two occasions: from 1907 to 1913 and from 1920 to 1928.

In 1877, following the death of his uncle Charles Perrier, he took over the Perrier-Jouët winery, which under his leadership became one of the great champagne brands. In 1907, he acquired the local newspaper Le Vigneron champenois.

Hobbies

Henri Gallice was a passionate collector, hunting bibliophile, and editor of medieval texts. Upon his death, his entire hunting book collection appears to have become part of the library of Marcel Jeanson. By reviewing Jeanson's sales catalogues, it would be easy to reconstruct Gallice's collection, as such catalogues often indicate the provenance and the books usually bear the corresponding ex libris.

In addition to collecting hunting books, Gallice published some of them, such as Les Meuttes et veneries de Jean de Ligniville and L'Art d'Archerie, a small treatise on the handling of the English longbow originally published in 1506. Gallice's edition was translated into English by H. Walrond.