For over 35 years,Workshop Quillet, certified living heritage company, est un des derniers en France à œuvrer dans le domaine de la restauration de documents iconographiquehas been one of the last in France to work in the field of iconographic document restoration, antique books and bookbinding. This unique place offers, over a total area of 2,000 m²,a document restoration workshop, as well as a large antique bookshop dedicated to books and comic books, with an area entirely devoted to posters and iconographic documents..

Each restoration operation is carried out in accordance with conservation standards, following strict specifications that guarantee the reversibility of treatments and the chemical neutrality of the materials used.

Since 1987, Librairie Quillet has built up a remarkable collection of antique and modern posters,covering the period from 1860 to the present day..

In order to provide enthusiasts with information that is as simple as it is accurate, each poster is described according to the following procedure :

• The name of the artist
• Dimensions (excluding mounting)
• The date of printing
• Printing technique
• Packaging
• Price
• Condition

The differents conditions :

• T.B.E. A+ = Very good condition: the image is very beautiful, the margins are perfect, the colours are very fresh, there are no paper losses, there may be some tears but they are minor, no restorations in the image, the poster may have minor restorations due to wear and tear.
• T.B.E. A = Very good condition: the image is beautiful, the margins may have minor defects, the colours are very fresh, there may be small areas of missing paper outside the image that do not alter the overall appearance of the poster, tears may be slight and do not alter the overall appearance of the poster, the poster may have slight restorations in the image and elsewhere.
• B.E. B+ = Good condition: the image is beautiful, the margins may have minor flaws, the colours are fresh, there may be some paper loss outside the image that does not significantly affect the overall appearance of the poster, tears may slightly affect or alter the image but not the overall appearance of the poster, the poster may have some restoration work on the image and elsewhere.
• B.E. B = Good condition: the image is beautiful, the margins have defects that may slightly alter the overall appearance of the poster, the colours may be slightly faded, there may be some minor paper loss outside the image that does not significantly affect the overall appearance of the poster, there may be some tears that slightly affect or alter the image and the overall appearance of the poster, the poster may have some restoration work on the image and elsewhere.
• A.B.E. C+ = Fair condition: the image has defects, the margins have defects that alter the overall appearance of the poster, the colours may be faded, there may be some paper loss that slightly alters the image and the overall appearance of the poster, tears affect or alter the image and the overall appearance of the poster, the poster has restorations in the image and elsewhere.
• A.B.E. C = Assez bon état : l’image présente des défauts importants, les marges comportent des défauts altérant l’aspect général de l’affiche, les couleurs sont délavées, des manques de papier altérant l’image avec une gravité pour l’aspect général de l’affiche, les déchirures touchent ou altèrent l’image et l’aspect général de l’affiche, l’affiche comporte des restaurations marquées dans l’image et ailleurs, des manques restaurés importants.
• M.E. D = Poor condition: the poster has lost much of its original condition, with little of the original composition remaining. Nevertheless, it may still have significant decorative value and is very affordable.