Ex libris and image culture

You are cordially invited to the presentation ceremony of a new book by Kornélia Vas-Tóth, entitled Ex libris and image culture. Modern Hungarian ex librises.

The book and the exhibition will be presented by artist teacher Péter Ürmös and by the author, historian of culture Kornélia Vas-Tóth.

Guests will be greeted by NSZL’s Director of Research and Academic Affairs László Boka.

About the volume: Ex libris and image culture. Modern Hungarian ex librises, published jointly by National Széchényi Library and Kossuth Publishing House, presents over 1,000 ex librises to its readers. The album, running on 352 pages, is extremely well-written, offers a scholarly insight into the subject, a highly informative preface, a list of images, an index of names, and, as the subtitle also shows, it offers a comprehensive view of modern Hungarian ex librises.

In addition to including chapters on cultural history, history and literature, the volume also discusses bookplates related to ethnography and religion or showing topics such as meals, fauna and flora, deals with ex librises depicting books and coats-of-arms. Special attention is drawn to ex librises related to various professions (e.g. physician, lawyer, blacksmith, miner, printer, teacher, librarian, etc.), with the attributes of the given profession; but we can also read about bookplates related to different hobbies such as collecting stamps, numismatics, collecting ex librises, and so on.

At the venue of the presentation ceremony, a chamber exhibition, compiled from the material of the album and bearing the same title, will be open until April 9, 2016.

Venue: National Széchényi Library, Floor 7, Catalog Space
Date: Wednesday February 24, 2016, 3 p.m.

Invitation card

Data of the volume:
Ex libris and image culture. Modern Hungarian ex librises

Published by National Széchényi Library and Kossuth Publishing House
Edited, images selected and texts written by Kornélia Vas-Tóth
Price: HUF 7,990
Length: 352 pages

The album is available in the Bookshop of NSZL, or it can be ordered from the Office of New Publications of NSZL at the following contact:

Tímea Budai-Király, Office of New Publications of the Directorate of Research and Academic Affairs, National Széchényi Library; Buda Castle, Building “F”; H-1827 Budapest; Tel.: + 361 224 3878, + 361 Fax: 224 3744, e-mail: kiadvanytar@oszk.hu.

The book can be purchased at a discount price during the event.

 

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An article of Hungarian daily Népszabadság about the exhibition

Images of the opening ceremony