In these troubled times, there is at least one place where the chaos of the world does not seem to penetrate.
Preserving incunabula, precious, forbidden or unique works - including two copies of Gutenberg's bible -, the reserve of rare books of the BnF strives to preserve, against all odds, the heritage it has received (i.e. 200,000 printed).
This March day, its director, Jean-Marc Chatelain, as well as the curator Carine Picaud, receive an art bookbinder, François Brindeau.
In a windowless room, occupied by a long table, and located next to a sparse reading room, Chatelain presents our bookbinder with a selection of 8 books.
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Drawing from his collection, he oriented his choice towards books from the twentieth century - the specialty of Brindeau, who has created bindings on several occasions for the BnF.
Eight are placed on the table, including
La Crosse en l'air
, by Jacques Prévert,
Quatre cent hommes en croix
, by Henri Michaux, or poems by Tristan Tzara illustrated with compositions
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