In connection with the annual "Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award", which was established in 1992, Montblanc has issued a strictly Limited Edition fountain pen each year as a tribute to the most important patrons of art and culture in the past centuries, those whose personal commitment and achievements deserve wider recognition.
Since 1995 these meticulously hand-crafted writing instruments have been made available in the spring of every year. They are limited to 4.810 pieces and in an even more precious Limited Edition of only 888 pieces.
The stories these authors tell are as different as the lives they led. Every year since 1992, Montblanc has paid tribute to great writers whose works have become part of world literature, with its Limited Writers Editions.
Each of the writing instruments is inspired by the genius of the authors and interprets the lives, spirits and works of these outstanding personalities.
The nerve to think differently. The courage to break traditions. The will to overcome barriers. There are people who possessed this mentality and who, over the past century, have altered the course of history, changed our perception of the world and set new standards in art, culture, politics and science.
With the Great Characters Editions, issued for the first time in 2009, Montblanc honors the great figures of the 20th century who created history with their groundbreaking work. Handmade by master craftsmen and issued in a strictly limited edition, these exclusive writing instruments are a fascinating tribute to the legacies they left behind.