The Atelier du Livre d’art et de l’Estampe is rooted in the history of typography: in 1538, King François I designated the first royal printer for Greek, an appointment that is considered a founding act, from which the entire history of the printed word developed in France and constituted a collection of stamps that are unique the world and were classified a historic monument in 1946.

Braving the vicissitudes of history, the Royal Printers founded by Richelieu in 1640 became the Printers of the Republic during the French Revolution, then the Imperial Printing Office under Napoleon and, finally, the French National Printers.

The Atelier du Livre d’Art et de l’Estampe perpetuates rare skills spanning the entire spectrum of the typographic chain (design, engraving and fonts, composition and letterpress printing) as well as intaglio printing. The teams at the Atelier du Livre d’Art et de l’Estampe can respond to any request for project development, placing the atelier’s know-how and the production tools at the disposal of publishers and artists.