What was absolutely fascinating at the bookbinding exhibition was this: two young ladies of the Versailles School of Fine Arts were presenting the art of bookbinding.-----------
Fascinante démonstration de reliure par deux jeunes femmes de l'Ecole des Beaux Arts de Versailles.
Wow this is so interesting wish I could be there
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting to see experts at work.
ReplyDeleteI would have enjoyed this immensely!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ciel, for stopping by our new website! And for straightening out my linguistic difficulties! I did change the piano photo title.
I'm the one who plays ... Lois plays a little bit. Great fun, though.
We are fortunate that these artists are choosing to keep alive a craft that is at risk of dying out.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know this art is still being taught. Their work spaces look very neat and orderly. I should post a photo of my work bench in the garage. Complete chaos, LOL.
ReplyDeleteI am very glad to see someone preserving this art. Paperback books have not been bound, in the traditional sense, for decades. Now many people (um, like me) read on an electronic tablet. This craft is part of the history of civilization.
ReplyDeleteThey definitely have nice looking hands! What a time-consuming process this must have been in the old days.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful. I would have loved to see this myself.
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Kay, Alberta, Canada
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It really is an art. Nice shots.
ReplyDeleteI really didn't know that it was done like this anymore - nice to see!
ReplyDeletethis would be so interesting to attend. I would like to watch the whole operation. MB
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ReplyDeleteInteresting to learn about the Versailles School of Fine Arts. I wonder what is on their curriculum besides bookbinding, which is certainly a worthwhile study. I am so happy that you are exposing all these unusual features of the Versailles region to us here. Proving that a visit to Versailles would take more than a month to see.
ReplyDeleteDans l'avenir, il y aura peut-etre des relieuses de blogs...
ReplyDeleteFascinating!
ReplyDeleteLooking these pictures, it's not look so complicate to make, but I imagine how elaborate it can be...Well, they are all artists!
Wonderful!
Léia
je prendrais bien l'un des plus beaux caddies de marché du samedi pour aller chercher des livres dans cette bibliothèque somptueuse qui ne prête pas mais permet de voir. Un beau métier que celui qui consiste à chouchouter les beaux ouvrages.
ReplyDeletebises de la Bretagne qui voit défiler les perturbations (météo, bien sûr!)
Kenavo!
Looks interesting!:)
ReplyDeleteC'est tout un savoir-faire , avec de belles matières, dans un milieu calme et élégant..Quel beau metier!
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of books and prefer the good ole fashion kind instead of the modern tablet. There are few pleasures better than holding in hand a well crafted book.
ReplyDeletehow wonderful to see those young hands at work on this old craft.
ReplyDeleteArt is an abused word today, any fool can put together a 'work of art'.
ReplyDeleteI think a good (and rare) artisan bookbinder would be more satisfied with craft, a much more serious word (in my humble opinion).
Have enjoyed all your images of this exhibit. Cool.
ReplyDeleteGood to see that hand crafts are still practiced. Now if we can just get people to put pen to paper again!
ReplyDeleteBookbinding? I thought that was a lost art. I bet that was cool to see firsthand.
ReplyDeleteGood to see this crafting skill still alive.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been very interesting to see.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved book binding. Books are a treasure.
ReplyDeleteI like the colours in these photos. And how fun to get to watch them do their art!
ReplyDeleteje dirais même c'est magnifique que des gens perpétue les traditions des petit mains.
ReplyDeleteA good thing to see.
ReplyDeletebonne question de Bergson ;) c'est de l'art, ma grand mere en faisait, j'etais fascine
ReplyDelete"Fascinant" est le mot!
ReplyDeleteje ne me lasse pas des démonstrations de l'atelier de reliure des archives départementales
De belles photos, nettes et précises
ReplyDeleteNice to see the old crafts in young hands, so often these old skills die out with the old practitioners!!
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