The Crossed Bridge: from butcher to bookstore to café. At 62 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris is Le Pont Traversé: The Crossed Bridge. Once a bookstore, and now a café. Le Pont Traversé has a history. The writer and poet Marcel Béalu (1908-1993) founded the bookstore in 1949. He was born onContinue reading “The Crossed Bridge: from butcher to bookshop to café”
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Paris bouquinistes (booksellers) in the art of engraving
Paris bouquinistes (booksellers) in the art of engraving. The iconic bouquinistes (booksellers) along the river Seine in Paris have long been depicted in artwork and photography. “The booksellers of the quays of Paris in contemporary printmaking” (“Les bouquinistes des quais de Paris dans l’estampe contemporaine”) exhibition will be held in the Paris Town Hall ofContinue reading “Paris bouquinistes (booksellers) in the art of engraving”