Imprimerie Nationale
Le Cabinet des poinçons et Atelier du livre d’art et de l’estampe
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Date of Visit: March 2007

École Estienne
18 boulevard Auguste-Blanqui
75013 Paris
Date of Visit: March 2007

The Grolier Club

47 E 60th Street, New York
Date of Visit: December 7, 2011
Link: http://www.grolierclub.org/

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Some Background
We first learned about Nelly Gable, the assumed one and only female punch-cutter in the history of the world, during a type history class taught by James Mosely at the Rare Book Schoolin 2002. Our ears pricked up the mention of her name—not only was the lecture finally including a women but she was still alive and held an important position in France’s Imprimere Nationale. Mr. Mosely distributed one of her poems, gy, or the magical journey of…