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Two more shots inside the main public library. I think it's cosy in a grand way!

After just under a week's respite, here we are back at the public library. This is the staircase of the book lending department. Oh... a...

This small public garden is located behind what I believe is former Récollets convent, the building above. More about its history by clickin...

A street in Porchefontaine neighbourhood on a February Sunday afternoon.

Look who's patiently waiting to go walkies inside an antiques shop? ------------------------- Vu chez un antiquaire.

A couple of weeks ago the National School of Architecture - Versailles branch held an open day for future students. ----------------------...

What was absolutely fascinating at the bookbinding exhibition was this: two young ladies of the Versailles School of Fine Arts were present...

We are back at the exhibition: Now what do you make of this binding by Daniel Korndorfer? Below is a more classic type of binding by Lefebvr...

Let's leave the splendour of the library behind for a day. I caught these a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday. Typical scenes of market ...

So here we are at the bookbinding exhibition. Above are books that bear empress Josephine 's emblem. Below, a later binding by Marius Mi...