KUNST AM BUCH

Kunst am Buch

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Lobisch, Mechthild
190×285
1985
DE
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About the cover:

Half-fringed binding Spine of dark blue oasis goatskin with double-row longitudinal title, three-sided bordered cover of dark blue dyed Roma laid paper with multicoloured ink markings, overlaid with a swarm of small lines embossed in gold and red, barbered edges, coiffe lyonnaise, On-board mirror of dark blue paste paper with small, coloured embossed lines, flying leaf of blue combed paste paper, half-leather chemise with longitudinal title in gold, cover of dark blue paste paper, lined with dark blue suede, bound slipcase, cover of dark blue coloured Roma laid paper.

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About the content:

Ernst Jünger: Dreams of Flight

With 6 woodcuts by Jürgen Wölbing one copy of 200 on Torinoko Kozu Japanese paper, signed by author and artist. Fourth printing by Bear Press, Bayreuth 1983 The works and also the personality of the German author Ernst Jünger (1895-1998) are characterised by his participation in the First World War. His partly elitist, anti-bourgeois publications led to him being regarded as an intellectual pioneer of National Socialism after 1945 and thus as one of the most controversial authors in Germany.

About the artist: Mechthild Lobisch belongs to a circle of people who have dealt extensively with contemporary binding techniques and design. As a trained bookbinder, she has spent a lifetime working with great passion and dedication on the craftsmanship and formal quality of books. As an appointed professor, her work at the Burg Giebichenstein Art Academy in Halle was widely respected, where she led the Conceptual Art Book class in the Art Department, specialising in painting/graphics, from 1995-2006. It is thanks to her that a group of her graduates have had a lasting influence on German bookbinding art ever since.