The second La Reliure du Limousin prize was awarded during the latest edition of the Salon du Patrimoine heritage fair. The winning entry was a collection of Danish hymns printed in 1722, bequeathed to the Bourdelle Museum by Michel Dufet, son-in-law of sculptor Emile...
The Metz Municipal Archives have once again placed their trust in us by asking la Reliure du Limousin to take care of a series of colorful parchments. The documents come from the collection of the Baron Louis-Numa de Salis, a great collector of manuscripts and...
Last December, a manuscript breviary on parchment dating from the last quarter of the 13th century, preserved in the precious reserve of the Fels library, won the first edition of the La Reliure du Limousin prize. It is now in the workshop, ready to be restored to its...
Although handcrafted binding of administrative documents issued by local authorities is now mandatory under Decree No. 2010-783 of July 8, 2010, it is in fact a much older and very common practice, as many archive services can attest. However, it is quite rare to find...
La Reliure du Limousin supports the conservation and enhancement of all archival collections, whether public or private. More and more private companies are looking to enhance their historical heritage. Through the care they take with their ancient documents, they...
Passing on know-how is at the heart of La Reliure du Limousin’s activity. La Reliure du Limousin has been awarded the “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (Living Heritage Company) label and operates an Apprentice Training Center, demonstrating its commitment to...
In 2023, the Center for Economic and Financial Archives (Centre des Archives Économiques et Financières – CAEF) in Savigny-le-Temple, an organization attached to the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for the conservation...
The city of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne entrusted one of its most precious documents to our workshop for a thorough restoration of a plan classified as a Historic Monument in 1990. Entitled “Plan des possessions des Célestins de Sens à Villeneuve”, it dates from the 18th...
Thanks to the support of the Fondation Etrillard, our craftspersons have had the opportunity to restore an illuminated incunabulum dating from 1497: Heures à l’usage de Rome.Condition report of the work1/ Non-original binding in full paper over boards with five raised...
This autumn, the collaboration between the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes and La Reliure du Limousin offers a new challenge for our craftspersons. The “Manuscrit des Heures à l’usage de Rome” is one of the many treasures in the abbey’s library, which contains over...