Ab 1790 in fortlaufenden Teilen ediert vermittelte das von Friedrich Justin Bertuch aufgelegte Bilderbuch für Kinder einen umfassenden Überblick über das Wissen der damaligen Zeit, ewa aus Naturkunde und Geschichte. Dafür ließ Bertuch über siebentausend Kupferstiche höchster Qualität anfertigen. Mehrsprachige
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We 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
WeiterlesenUniversity Library of Princeton : lack of professionalism
As part of our academic work, we are in contact with many libraries worldwide. This is almost always a fruitful connection. In recent years, libraries have developed into efficient service providers that present themselves professionally and highly competently as partners
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Troisdorf : Janosch zu Hause im Bilderbuchmuseum
From May 18 to September 14, 2025, the Bilderbuchmuseum Burg Wissem der Stadt Troisdorf / Germany (Picture Book Museum of the City of Troisdorf) will be showing the exhibition Komm, wir haben einen Schatz. Janosch zu Hause im Bilderbuchmuseum (Come
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Die Flugzeugtank-Seifenkiste – The airplane tank soapbox
As part of the event series 1945 in Nuremberg The end of the Second World War 80 years ago the Spielzeugmuseum der Stadt Nürnberg (Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg) is also exhibiting an airplane tank soapbox. The according
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Until May 11, 2025: NRW-Forum Duesseldorf / Germany : Superheroes
NRW-Forum Duesseldorf / Germany Until May 11, 2025 : Superheroes From Batman and Joker to manga and anime to politics and propaganda: the show demonstrates the diversity of the genre in a total of eleven themed areas. In addition to
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Michael John Goodman : Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery
english version see below Zuweilen bietet das web sehr erfreuliche Überraschungen. Gerade ist die Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery online gegangen, eine Präsentation mit allen Illustrationen aus 27 Romanen von Charles Dickens, von den Sketches by Boz über Oliver Twist bis
Weiterlesencolibri : Portal to children’s and young adult literature
colibri stands for Corpus Libri et Liberi and refers to a project funded by the German Research Foundation in 2021 for the digitization of children’s and young adult literature. The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, the University Library of
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Lothar Meggendorfer : News
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
WeiterlesenAnniversaries : Rilke, Mann und Meggendorfer
The year 2025 marks the anniversaries of some great writers. There is Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 – 1926) on the occasion of his 150th birthday and the 100th anniversary of his death the following year. Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955)
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Lothar Meggendorfer : New website
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
WeiterlesenLothar Meggendorfer : Our Aunts
Under the heading Vom Weihnachtsbüchertisch (From the Christmas Book Table), the widely read magazine Gartenlaube published in the Christmas edition of 1899 a guide to choosing suitable books as Christmas presents for the little ones. The famous publisher J. F.
WeiterlesenLothar Meggendorfer : Die Frau ‚Bas‘
Unter der Überschrift Vom Weihnachtsbüchertisch brachte die seinerzeit viel gelesene Gartenlaube in der Weihnachtsausgabe des Jahres 1899 einen Ratgeber für die Auswahl geeigneter Bücher als Weihnachtsgeschenke für die Kleinen. Der Verlag J. F. Schreiber war mit einer ansehnlichen Reihe von
WeiterlesenEuropean Holocaust Studies : Childhood during War and Genocide
Volume 5 in the series European Holocaust Studies published by Wallstein Verlag contains interdisciplinary child-oriented research approaches by scholars from the fields of Holocaust Studies, Genocide Studies, and Second World War History concerning childhood under violent circumstances. Showcased
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