Dolly
Curtis Interviews...
Jacques Desmonts, Master Hand Bookbinder
Jacques
restores beautiful old books in the workshop in Norwalk which is
filled with tools and presses from 100 years ago. Trained aas a
bookbinder in France, he has spent 35 years in the United States
bringing valuable books back to their first quality condition.
Jacques Desmonts shows us a glimpse into the art of had bookbinding
- craft which is rarely practiced in this country. The books he
restores become a work of art.
Jacques
restores beautiful old books in the workshop in Norwalk which is
filled with tools and presses from 100 years ago. Trained aas a
bookbinder in France, he has spent 35 years in the United States
bringing valuable books back to their first quality condition.
Jacques Desmonts shows us a glimpse into the art of had bookbinding
- craft which is rarely practiced in this country. The books he
restores become a work of art.