Editing Nicolas Bourbaki (section)

===Praise===

Bourbaki's work has been praised by some mathematicians. In a book review, [[Emil Artin]] described the ''Éléments'' in broad, positive terms:

{{blockquote|Our time is witnessing the creation of a monumental work: an exposition of the whole of present day mathematics. Moreover this exposition is done in such a way that the common bond between the various branches of mathematics become clearly visible, that the framework which supports the whole structure is not apt to become obsolete in a very short time, and that it can easily absorb new ideas.|Emil Artin<ref name="Artin" /> }}

Among the volumes of the ''Éléments'', Bourbaki's work on Lie Groups and Lie Algebras has been identified as "excellent",<ref name="Atiyah" /> having become a standard reference on the topic. In particular, former member Armand Borel described the volume with chapters 4–6 as "one of the most successful books by Bourbaki".{{sfn|Borel|p=379}} The success of this part of the work has been attributed to the fact that the books were composed while leading experts on the topic were Bourbaki members.{{sfn|Senechal|pp=22–28}}{{sfn|Aczel|p=111}}

[[Jean-Pierre Bourguignon]] expressed appreciation for the Séminaire Bourbaki, saying that he'd learned a large amount of material at its lectures, and referred to its printed lecture notes regularly.{{sfn|Mashaal|p=102}} He also praised the ''Éléments'' for containing "some superb and very clever proofs".{{sfn|Mashaal|pp=54–55}}