Rendezvous in the Cité du Livre®
In a beautiful, well-lit room, lulled by soft classical music, I get a warm welcome from Richard, a former pupil of the Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts who’s been an artistic director in advertising for 20 years. In the room there’s an exhibition of his work, which provides some idea of his dedication to an art that’s as humble as it is noble, as ancient as it is demanding and precise. My first lesson in this skill takes place in the “Maison du Livre et du Tourisme”: an establishment dedicated to the history of books, booksellers and the Book Town. A threshold that opens onto a fascinating world…
