Publishing and book design in Latvia 1919 - 1940 a re-discovery ; [Latvian-language publishing, Russian-language publishing, publishing in the Jewish community, German-language publishing]
Using over 700 color images of illustrated book covers and wrappers, this book presents a fascinating view of the remarkable, and as yet unheralded, creativity which characterized publishing and book design in Latvia between the World Wars. The majority of covers shown herein were made by artists or...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Rīga
Neputns
2014
|
| Schlagworte: |
Publishers and publishing
> History
> Book design
> Fine books
> Lettland
> Verlag
> Buchgestaltung
> Geschichte 1919-1940
> Ethnische Gruppe
> Buch
> Russen
> Deutsche
> Juden
|
| Online Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Using over 700 color images of illustrated book covers and wrappers, this book presents a fascinating view of the remarkable, and as yet unheralded, creativity which characterized publishing and book design in Latvia between the World Wars. The majority of covers shown herein were made by artists or designers commissioned by publishers to attract potential buyers. It is through these illustrated covers and wrappers for books (and, for comparison, covers of selected periodicals, sheet music, and a few posters) that a glimpse of the "look" of the Latvian book during the Independence - late 1919 to the summer of 1940 - emerges part 1. Latvian-language publishing -- part 2. Russian-language publishing -- part 3. Publishing in the Jewish community -- part 4. German-language publishing |
|---|---|
| Beschreibung: | Literaturangaben |
| Beschreibung: | 334 S. zahlr. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9789934512186 978-9934-512-18-6 |