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
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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
WeiterlesenEni Oken : Zentangle BeWell2024 Final Popup
Über die Arbeit von Eni Oken hatten wir kürzlich berichtet (post 09-06-2025). Im Video ist eine schöne Kreation zu sehen, die anläßlich des 2024 Zentangle BeWell event entstand. We recently reported on Eni Oken’s work (post 09-06-2025). The video shows
WeiterlesenAntiquarat Bierl und Schwabacher Bilder Antiquariat : Catalogue 206 Winter 2025
Die Antiquariate Bierl / Schwabacher Bilder Antiquariat in Eurasburg haben ihren Katalog 206 Winter 2025 auf ihrer webseite (auch zum download) eingestellt. Ein interessantes Angebot an Stadtansichten und Landkarten (Deutschland und international) und eine Auswahl von Arbeiten unter dem Titel
WeiterlesenPhilip Salmon & Company Rare Books! : Catalogue 1 – Interaction of Paper
The Antiquarian Bookshop Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books in Boston / USA has published a splendid catalog of pop-up books and related products entitled Interaction of Paper that can be downloaded. Listed are works by Lothar Meggendorfer, Ernest Nister,
WeiterlesenStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin – historical shellac documents online
Last year the music department of the 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 Lincke (Das macht
WeiterlesenAustrian National Library : AKON – postcard portal online
AKON is the picture postcard portal of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek – Austrian National Library in Vienna. 75,000 postcards with topographical images from all over the world are digitized and available for viewing and downloading. The search can be carried out
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