BOOK AND GRAPHIC ARTS VILLAGE
In the land of Aude, located between Toulouse and the Mediterranean, at the meeting point of two climates, on the southern slopes of the Black Mountain, the Cabardès is a transitional area between the East and the West.
15 km from the city of Carcassonne and 7 km from Saissac, Montolieu, book village has existed since 1989, on the initiative of Michel Braibant, binder and founder of the Museum of Book Arts and Crafts.
Montolieu has around fifteen bookstores and hundreds of thousands of old and used books for all budgets, for young and old, in all areas of knowledge and dream. For lovers of books, the universe of bibliophilia is available in all its forms: original editions, rare editions, head prints, art bindings, illustrated books, exhausted works ...
Calligraphy workshops, caricature, writing, illumination, engraving, illustration, paper, binding, typography offer all year round educational initiations for young and old.
Located in the heart of Montolieu, the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Book, Museum Michel Braibant traces the history of the book, from the birth of writing and the history of its supports, to the formidable adventure of the printing.
