LORENTOWICZ Jan - Polish love song - Krakow 1912 [catalog binding by Robert Jahoda] RRR!

JAN LORENTOWICZ

POLISH LOVE SONG

Anthology

with 12 reproductions of paintings by Polish Artists

Cracow 1912

Exlibris by Waclaw Szymczakowski.

Cabinet, exclusive, catalog binding, prepared for the Exhibition of Decorative Art in Paris. Red leather, covers with embossed and gilded geometric floral motifs, additionally gilded titling on front face. Spine divided into six fields with floral decorations, one field with gilded titulature. Top quality batik coverings designed by Ms. Gablecenna - floral and animal motifs in different configurations on each cover. Gilded edges and tops of pages. Embossing and gilding of the tops, edges and interiors of the covers.

Binding signed with gilt stamping under the back pastedown R. Jahoda - Cracow.

The intricate and outstanding work can be found in the book "Bindings of the bookbinding plant of Robert Jahoda 1925-1926" (page 26 and 27)

Robert Jahoda - born. June 1, 1862 in Bochnia - died February 28, 1947 in Krakow - Master bookbinder, author of many impressive artistic bindings, diplomas, founder of one of the best bookbinding plants in the Second Republic. He was also involved in the conservation of old prints, archival materials, including Jan Długosz's Annales seu Cronicae Regni Poloniae. He learned the profession in Krakow, Vienna and Lviv. In 1887 he passed the journeyman's exam and established his first atelier at 37 Market Square. In 1912 he bought a tenement house at 4 Gołębia Street where he moved his workshop. He participated in more than twenty international exhibitions in Berlin, Leipzig, Lviv, Paris, Poznan or Vienna. Winner of many honors and awards, in 1914 he was awarded at the All-World Exhibition of Book Art in Leipzig, in 1925 he won a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris, in 1929 he also won a gold medal at the General National Exhibition in Poznan. In 1937, an exhibition of Jahoda's works was held in Cracow, prepared for the 50th anniversary of his establishment.

State of preservation: loss at the top of the spine of 2x1 cm without damage to the press, slight rubbing of the spine, minimal soiling of a few pages. - Otherwise very good condition.

Number of pages: 479

Format: 19x14 cm

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