We have now established a blog as a supplement to our website The charming world of Lothar Meggendorfer Here we will report on interesting news concerning the artist’s life and artwork . Everyone is welcome to send us suitable information
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In appreciation of the fascinating work of Lothar Meggendorfer and on the occasion of this year’s 100th anniversary of his death, we have created a new website named The charming world of Lothar Meggendorfer Here we report on his life
WeiterlesenOtto Rohse (* July 2, 1925 in Insterburg, East Prussia; † March 5, 2016 in Hamburg) is one of the most important German book artists of the 20th century. As a book designer, typographer, wood and copperplate engraver and illustrator,
WeiterlesenPublished in consecutive parts from 1790, Friedrich Justin Bertuch’s picture book for children provided a comprehensive overview of the knowledge of the time, including natural history and history. Over seven thousand copperplate engravings of the highest quality made it made
WeiterlesenDie Hamburger Literaturstiftung übergibt der Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietzky Hamburg die umfangreiche Privatsammlung an Kinder- und Jugendbüchern sowie Fachliteratur aus dem Nachlass von Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt. Seit dem Tod der Wahlhamburgerin Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt (1927–2022) schlummerte ihre Sammlung
WeiterlesenEni Oken has compiled the best-known forms of pop-up engineering in two small books with samples, accompanied by brief explanations. Eni Oken has been an art instructor for over 30 years and has written hundreds of articles, tutorials, video lessons
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The Antiquariat Keune in Aachen has put online the catalog 70 Vom Trommler für eine bessere Zeit bis zum Buch der erfüllten Wünsche – Fröhliche und andere Kinderbücher (From the drummer for a better time to the book of fulfilled
WeiterlesenAntiquariat Geisenheyner in Münster / Germany has put Bulletin 18 Summer 2025 online. Listed are 258 works from the fields of picture books, fairy tales and legends, which as usual are expertly annotated and for the most part also illustrated.
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From March 27 to July 6, 2025, the exhibition „Colors of Japan – Woodblock Prints from the Collection of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München“ (Bavarian State Library Munich) will feature works by well-known Japanese artists such as Utamaro, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Yoshitoshi
WeiterlesenThe music department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin is making some of its approximatley 14,000 shellac records available online as sound files. Early Berlin operettas make the start with works by Paul Lincke (Das macht die Berliner Luft), who co-founded
WeiterlesenIn the 19th century, the magic lantern (Laterna magica) was a popular attraction at fairs and vaudeville theaters, and was also often found in private homes. It’s purpose was to project images onto a wall, often accompanied by a recite
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Livres d’images parlantes pour amuser les chers bebès spot by Fondazione Tancredi di Barolo – Museo della Scuola e del Libro per l’Infanzia Torino 2018 This content is hosted by an external service. By viewing the external content, you accept
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WeiterlesenIn 1944, the Zurich-based Silva publishing house published an edition of Johanna Spyri’s classic Heidi, which was designed as a scrapbook to hold 121 small-format watercolors. It quickly proved to be a great success, and in 1946 the second volume
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