Comptoir des ecritures 
draws its knowledge and sense of perfection 
from spending time with famous masters in lettering
illumination and calligraphy 
Importer since 1976 it began retailing in 1989 and was quickly famous 
for gathering hundreds then thousands of peculiar items of
Asian, American, European or Arabic (and Persian as well as
Ottoman) origin; this never happened before and is still unique. 
Purchasing and producing are done at the very source
of each product all over the world, thus giving garantees 
of technical knowhow and the best possible prices 
Since 1999 the online shopping service offers these 
rarities and riches to everybody everywhere 
under the now enlarged name 
The Great Calligraphy Catalogue 
Welcome, enjoy and please do not hesitate to ask 
if you need further explanations 
as this is a real human beings' website