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'''Devambez''' is the name of a fine [[printer (publisher)|printer's firm]] in [[Paris]]. It operates under that name from 1870, when the business established by the royal engraver [[Hippolyte Brasseux]] in 1826 was acquired by Édouard Devambez. At first specialising in heraldic engraving, engraved letterheads, invitations, and visiting cards, Devambez father and son (André) widened the scope of the business to include advertising and publicity, artists’ prints, luxurious limited edition books, and an important art gallery. The House became recognized as one of the foremost fine printers in Paris, winning numerous medals and honours. With the artist [[Edouard Chimot]] as Editor after the [[First World War]], the series of art edition books, employing leading French artists, illustrators and affichistes, reached a high point under the imprimatur ''A l'Enseigne du Masque d'Or'' - the Sign of the Golden Mask and with PAN in collaboration with Paul Poiret.<ref>Anon, 'The Work of The Maison Devambez', ''Commercial Art Magazine'' May 1928</ref>
 
== 1826-1873: The business before Devambez ==