Ludwigsburg Germany : 40. Antiquaria 2026
The catalog for the 40th Antiquaria in Ludwigsburg / Germany from January 22 – 25, 2025, with over 50 participants from Germany, Austria, France, and the Netherlands, is now online and can also be ordered in print. On
WeiterlesenAntiquariat Geisenheyner / Germany : Pop-up-, Play- and Theater Books
The Geisenheyner antique bookshop in Münster, Germany, has published its new children’s book catalog LIV (i. e. Catalog 98 Winter 2025) online. It is entitled POP-UP SPIEL- AUFSTELL und THEATERBÜCHER (POP-UP- PLAY- AND THEATER BOOKS) and focuses on the work
WeiterlesenSuermondt Museum Aachen : Medieval sculptures in motion – Praymobil
Medieval sculptures in motion – Praymobil From November 29, 2025, to March 15, 2026, the Suermondt Ludwig Museum in Aachen, Germany, will showcase an aspect of medieval art that has received little attention to date. Sculptures of that time did
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Merseburg Museum : For little dreamers and explorers
Für kleine Träumer und Entdecker – For little dreamers and explorers Illustrierte Kinderbücher (1900-1930) aus der Sammlung Hartmann/Kubis – Illustrated children’s books (1900-1930) from the Hartmann/Kubis collection From November 29, 2025, to March 1, 2026, the Cultural History Museum (Kulturhistorisches
WeiterlesenOnce Upon a Time… Picture Book Cinema in the GDR
Today, we use powerful beamers to project images and films onto the wall, but in the past, it was the magic lantern and later, until well into the 1990s, slide projectors that we used to relive our holiday memories or
WeiterlesenWe like Cornflakes – not really, but ….
Admittedly, some of the things we have in our druckwerk collection are a bit ‚weird‘. It’s the same with packaging for cornflakes. It must have been about twenty years ago that we noticed a box of cornflakes, beautifully colored and
WeiterlesenMuseum Gutenberg : Ich drucke! I print!
Ich drucke! Signet, Marke und Druckerzeichen seit dem Zeitalter Gutenbergs I print! Signet, brand, and printer’s mark since the age of Gutenberg Exhibition Gutenberg Museum Mainz 28. November 2025 bis 22. Februar 2026 To mark the 625th anniversary of Gutenberg’s
WeiterlesenKetterer Rare Books : Auktion 599 Rare Books on 11-24-2025 in Hamburg
Ketterer Rare Books is holding the auction 599 Rare Books with 321 lots o11-24-2025 in Hamburg. The catalogue can be ordered in the print version with the well known excellent presentation. The offer once again includes several highlights, such as
WeiterlesenKlingspor Museum : 70. Internationale Kinderbuch-Ausstellung
The Klingspor Museum Offenbach / Germany is hosting the 70th International Children’s Book Exhibition from December 6, 2025, to March 15, 2026. The children’s book exhibition at the Klingspor Museum is turning 70, and you’re cordially invited to the party!
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Hendrik Vleck : De boerderij (The Farm)
Around 1863, Amsterdam publisher Hendrik Vleck published the picture book De boerderij (The Farm) with eight colored illustrations (some editions had only six illustrations) accompanied by verses written by J. Schenkman. The book depicts scenes from rural life, from sowing
WeiterlesenDiana Johanns : Toy Fad Bestiarium
For several weeks now, Diana Johanns from the Children’s and Young Adult Books Department at the Berlin State Library (Germany) has been delighting us with amusing reports from the world of toy fads. You remember Elmo, Bibo, Ernie, and Bert
WeiterlesenThe Library That Vanished Overnight — 40,000 Scrolls Lost Forever
The Library That Vanished Overnight — 40,000 Scrolls Lost Forever The Library of Alexandria was the most important library of the ancient world. It was founded in the early 3rd century BC in the Macedonian-Greek city of Alexandria, which had
WeiterlesenUwe Jochum : The Library of Alexandria
In his audio essay on kontrafunk, Uwe Jochum reports on the rise and fall of the famous Library of Alexandria. The announcement for the broadcast on August, 12 2024 on kontrafunk states: Burning libraries, like burning churches, are a
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Harmsen van der Beek : Flipposcoop
Flipje van Tiel, a boy with a body made of raspberries and a chef’s hat, is a character that was designed in 1935 by the advertising agency Philip van Alfen for the jam factory De Betuwe in Tiel / The
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