Hans Ries : Painters • Graphic Artists • Illustrators, 1871–1914
Hans Ries : Maler • Graphiker • Illustratoren 1871 – 1914 Anyone familiar with German children’s and young people’s books knows the RIES. Until now, the name has referred to the reference work on illustration and illustrators in children’s and
WeiterlesenBerlin State Library : historical shellac documents online
In 2024 the music department of the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) in Germany started to make some of its approximatley 14,000 shellac records available online as sound files. Early Berlin operettas were the first with works by Paul
WeiterlesenHans Ries : Maler • Graphiker • Illustratoren 1871 – 1914
Wohl jeder, der sich mit dem Kinder- und Jugendbuch näher befasst kennt Hans Ries und das von ihm erarbeitete und im Jahr 1992 publizierte Verzeichnis zur Illustration und Illustratoren des Kinder- und Jugendbuchs im deutschsprachigen Raum 1871 – 1914. Für
WeiterlesenMunich DigitiZation Center : Digitzing precious manuscripts with valuable illuminations
The Munich DigitiZation Center (MDZ) is the central innovation and also production unit of the Bavarian State Library in Munich / Germany for developing, testing and implementing new products and processes related to the multifaceted, far-ranging subject of the ‚digital
WeiterlesenAntiquariat Haufe und Lutz : Rare offers
Haufe und Lutz antiquarian bookstore in Karlsruhe, Germany, has posted its latest catalog online, featuring a wide variety of attractive items. Among the children’s and young adult literature offerings is a leporello with the tentative title “Alte Kinderreime” (Old Nursery
WeiterlesenFind the Fifth Pig : Folding Sheet
During the Second World War, satirical foldings circulated als leaflets that poked fun at Adolf Hitler. On a sheet of paper, four pigs were shown with the text: Find the fifth pig. If the paper was then folded correctly, Hitler’s
WeiterlesenBröhan Museum : Edward W. Godwin und Oscar Wilde. Dandys Dekadenz Moderne
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WeiterlesenKetterer Rare Books : Auktion 604 Rare Books on May 18, 2026 in Hamburg / Germany
Ketterer Rare Books is holding the auction 604 Rare Books with 431 lots on 05-18-2026 in Hamburg. The catalogue with the well known excellent presentation is avalaible online and can be ordered also in the print version. The print
WeiterlesenFrans Masereel : Un art entre révolte & rêver
The Musée de l’Image in Épinal (France) is presenting a retrospective titled Un art entre révolte & rêver (Art between rebellion and dream), featuring a selection of works by Frans Masereel (1889–1972). Masereel used his art to denounce capitalism, social
WeiterlesenGrolier Club : The Second Printing Revolution – Invention of Mass Media
While the Industrial Revolution had transformed manufacturing across England by the early 1800s, book production remained largely unchanged since Johannes Gutenberg’s groundbreaking movable-type printing in the 1450s. The current exhibition at the Grolier Club from January 14 – April 11,
WeiterlesenJane Ziegelman : Books Commemorating Lost Jewish Communities
Online Virtual Talk with Jane Ziegelman / The Grolier Club 20 February 2026 Registrations (free of charge) Jane Ziegelman, author of Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World explores in her online talk
WeiterlesenAlbertina Wien : HONORÉ DAUMIER. Mirror of Society
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WeiterlesenLibrary of Lost Books : Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums Berlin
The ‚Library of Lost Books‘ project, run in cooperation with the Leo Baeck Institute in Jerusalem, the Leo Baeck Institute London and the Friends and Sponsors of the Leo Baeck Institute e.V., sheds light on the history of the
WeiterlesenJewish Worlds Illuminated : A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library
The exhibition „Jewish Worlds Illuminated: A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library“ at the Grolier Club in 1925 featured over 100 rare Hebrew manuscripts, illuminated books, and related treasures drawn from the extensive collection of the Jewish Theological
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