Engelhorns allgemeine Romanbibliothek / Karl Klimsch – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Engelhorns allgemeine Romanbibliothek / Karl Klimsch, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Engelhorns allgemeine Romanbibliothek / Karl Klimsch
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A color lithographic poster for *Engelhorns allgemeine Romanbibliothek*, or Engelhorn's general novel library, advertises a German series of inexpensive fiction. The design is credited to Karl Klimsch, a German painter and illustrator, and the record dates the piece to 1899. The Stuttgart publisher Engelhorn issued affordable novel series that brought popular fiction to a broad middle-class readership in the late nineteenth century. Posters like this one, printed in bold color, were meant to catch the eye from a distance on bookshop walls and station kiosks.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 79 x 58 cm. |
| Notes | Title translated: Engelhorms general novel library. Color lithograph by Karl Klimsch, 1867- . Promotional goal: Ger. K91. 1899. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Title. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,037 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173967 |
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