Catalogue of an exhibition that ran from April 19-June 29, 2013. Bande dessinée is one of the great comics traditions, along with American comics and Japanese manga. The purpose of the exhibition is to show how adopting the book has shaped the history of bandes dessinées, from its early standardization into a set format to contemporary explorations into the possibilities offered by a book as a three-dimensional object. Illustrated in color throughout.