1949 Hand-Printed German Almanac: Gampp Woodcuts

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A 1949 German Woodcut Calendar / A Holzschnitt-Blockbuch

With 12 Original Woodcuts by German Artist Joshua Leander Gampp

Woodcuts and Text Printed by Hand, Letterpress

Published by the Bärenreiter Music Publishing Company of Kassel, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland

With Text by Leading European Writers:  Goethe, Martin Luther, Tolstoy, etc.

12 Pages (1 Page for Each Month)

Size:  200 x 105 mm (4 x 8 inches)

German Language

Above:  Complete with the 12 Woodcuts by Joshua Gampp

Page One is the Calendar Page for January, with a Quote from Goethe.

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Above:  The Back of the Calendar, with the Original Hanging Loop

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Above:  February Page: Das Schönste erlebt man mit Kindern.  

(The best thing you will experience with children.)

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Above:  Page for July.

Auch dieser Halm nötigt mich zu glauben, Dasz ein Gott ist.

(Even this weed makes me believe in God.  Quote: Lucilio Vanini.)

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Above:  The Reverse Side of Each Page has Information about Books and Music Published by this Publisher.

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Above:  Each Page Identifies Joshua Leander Gampp as the Artist, and Identified the Author of the Text.

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Mit der Laterne nicht, mit dem Herzen suche die Menschen, denn der Liebe allein öffnen die Menschen ihre Herzen

(...only because of love do people open their hearts.)

Above: Quote by Austrian Poet Peter Rosegger 

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This 1949 calendar was published by the Bärenreiter music publishing company to advertise their work.

The calendar consists of one wood with text, for each month.  The woodcuts and text are printed lettepress, by hand on a printing press, and not offset or with a photo-mechanical process, as indicated by the impression on the reverse side of the pages.

The blackletter fraktur typography is reminiscent of the work of Rudolf Koch, the German calligraphy and typography expert, although I am not certain of the identity of this letter font.

Each woodcut is accompanied by a quote from a leading European writer.  These writers are:  Goethe, Martin Luther, Leo Tolstoy, Jeremias Gotthelf: The pen-name of Swiss novelist Albert Bitzuis from Murten, Switzerland; Wilhelm Raabe from Braunschweig, Deutschland; Lucilio Vanini, Friedrich Rückert, Leo Tolstoi, H. Oeser, and Peter Rosegger: a poet from Sytria, Austria.

The reverse side of each page includes information about books (mostly music books) published by this publisher.  Included are references to: Fritz Dietrich, Dr. Richard Baum, Paul Sinkwitz, Rudolf Mirbt, Karl Thylmann, etc.

Today Bärenreiter is one of the world's largest publishers of classical music.  The company published standard concert repertoire, also educational music, contemporary music as well as music books.

This publishing company was founded by Karl Vötterle (born 1903 - died 1975.)  The company has offices in Kassel, Germany, in Basel, Switzerland, in London, New York, and Prague.

Condition:   Very Nice Condition:  No library or institution markings.  No previous owner's markings. The pages are bright and clean, with no foxing or dampstains. Pages are securely attached with no tears. Complete with no missing pages.

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