Books and Libraries Limoges Boxes
Books and libraries Limoges boxes make up the one shelf in the house that never needs dusting off for a reread. Here a Shakespeare stack waits beside its inkwell, Sherlock Holmes keeps his own cover, and Le Petit Prince sits in porcelain small enough to cup in one hand. Some of these books wear a working title. There are law books with a gavel, a medicine text, a dentistry manual and a veterinarian's guide, which makes this a sharp way to mark a graduation, a licensing exam or a long career. A graduation stack with cap and diploma covers the first step, and a nautical book with ships suits the sailor who reads charts for fun.
Faith and family have their own spines too. A white Holy Bible, a black Bible with a removable brass cross and a Holy Communion keepsake book mark the sacraments, while Hanukkah books carry the menorah and the Star of David. A recipe book titled Recettes de Cuisine, a gardening book with its tools and a wine book with a corkscrew round out the reading list. Rochard and the French workshops paint each volume by hand in Limoges, and many hide a tiny surprise beneath the hinged lid. Line a few up between real bookends on the desk and let visitors guess the titles.
