The Grimoire Project

The Grimoire is a textbook on commutative algebra for advanced master students and graduate students, that I started writing in early 2014, and completed in January 2022. Some of its last chapters could be interesting also to more advanced researchers. It is written in French. Here you can freely download the complete and final text :

  • Grimoire d'Algèbre Commutative

    • Your comments are welcome and gratefully acknowledged!

    There is also a blog that documented the project from its beginnings in 2014 all the way to its conclusion in January 2022 :

  • The Blog of the Grimoire Project

    • As of April 12, 2022, the Grimoire is available in print. In March 2022 I have created the Publishing House Les Presses Insoumises to publish and distribute the paper version of the Grimoire. Here is the website :

  • Les Presses Insoumises

    • From the publisher's website you can buy the book for 50 Euros plus shipping expenses : we ship all over the world! The payment is via credit card, just like you would do on Amazon. If you're interested in such things, the credit card securized transaction is handled via Stripe.

    By the way : if you think this project is useful, one easy way to support it, is by asking your local math library to buy one (or more) copies.

    The book can also be ordered from several french bookstores; here is a sample :
  • Librairie Eyrolles (Paris)
  • Librairie Decitre (Lyon)
  • Librairie Unitheque (Tours)

    • And apparently, you can even buy it from Tokyo's Kinokuniya's bookstore!

    Though, if you live in Paris you can also contact me directly, and then I can meet you somewhere to hand you a copy : in this way you avoid the shipping expenses.