Thouvenin, Joseph ( 1790-1834 )
A 19th century French bookbinder (gilder),
Thouvenin (l'aine), as he was often called, was
the oldest of three brothers, all bookbinders
active during the French Restoration, or
thereafter. Joseph Thouvenin actually did most of
his work during the period of the Empire, starting
his apprenticeship with the younger Bozerian in
1802. Although he is generally credited with
raising the standards of French bookbinding from
the depths to which it had declined during the
Revolution and thereafter, he is probably best
remembered for his revival of a style of binding,
which, because of him, came to be known as the FANFARE STYLE ,
taking that name from his binding of Fanfares et
Corvées abbadesques. He is also credited
with the introduction of the FLY EMBOSSING PRESS .
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