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Significant personalities of Czech book culture of the first half of 20th. Century

Class at Faculty of Arts |
AISV5143

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1.     Zdenka Braunerová - renesance evropské knihy a domácí tradice

2.      František Kobliha - symbolistní a dekadentní ilustrace na přelomu století

3.      Vojtěch Preissig - písmo a ilustrace- střetnutí s domácí tradicí

4.      Josef Váchal - ilustrátor, písmař a knihař

5.      Vratislav Hugo Brunner - ilustrace a grafická úprava

6.     Josef Čapek - typologie obálky

7.     Karel Teige - meziválečná avantgarda a nová typografie

8.     Toyen - surrealismus a kniha

9.     František Muzika -spolupráce s Aventinem a typografický purismus

10.   Adolf Hoffmeister - ilustrace a karikatura

11.   Karel Dyrynk - typografie, tiskárna a bibliofilie

Annotation

This course will be focusing on important personalities of book culture who had earned a reputation as the leading authorities in modern history of Czech book. The lectures will be focusing on the development of the field concerned - typography, illustration, printing in the context of art and culture.

First of all will be reflecting the tradition of manuscripts in book art of Zdenka Braunerova then the symbolic illustration in Frantisek Kobliha art, new tendency in typography of Karel Teige, the typology of covers in Josef Capek art. Participants will have a chance to see the images as well as commentary to it.