The MoneyMuseum Collection of Bibliophile Books

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1 The MoneyMuseum Collection of Bibliophile Books Abibliophilebookrepresentsnotonlytheintellectualachievementofanauthorbutthecombined skillsoftheartisansandartistswhoproducedit thedesigner,thepapermaker,theprinter,the lithographerandfinally,thebookbinder.togethertheycreateanobjectthatoftenneedsyearsof intensiveindividualandcollectivework. Abibliophilebookisalaboroflove,artandcraft,anditalsoservesasarecordofaparticular momentintime.thatisnolesstrueforartisanalmodernbooks,evenwithalltherecenttechnical advancesintheproductionoffinebooksinareasliketypographyandphotographicprocessing andreproduction.abeautifulbookisajoytobehold. ThebibliophilebooksintheMoneyMuseum scollectionmaynotappealtothebroadestpossible sectorofthepublicbuttheywillalwaysbeappreciatedbythosewhounderstandtheirmany,very specialqualities. 1 von 25

2 Chinese Woodblock Prints This volume results from a collaboration between the eminent art historian Tcheng-Chen-To and the celebrated author Lu Hsun. The colored woodblock prints date from the late Ming Dynasty and were first published in Collected in the Shih Chu studio, Beijing Editor: Jung Pao Chai Hsin Chi, Beijing Woodblockprintingusesreliefcarvingonablockofhardwoodtotransferink,andlater,color,to paper.thewhiteareasonthepaperappearwheretheblockofwoodhasbeencarvedawayso thatitdoesnotcomeincontactwiththepaper. Woodblockprintingistheoldestofallprintingtechniquesforbothtextandgraphics.Itisthe foundationformodernbookprintingaswell.preciselywhenandwhereitwasfirstdevelopedis unclear.thetechniquewasusedinchinaasearlyasthethirdcenturyad.buttherearealso indicationsthatthetechniquewasknowntotheancientegyptians,assuggestedbytheengraved panelsfoundonsomesarcophagi. Inanycase,bythesixthcenturyAD,woodblockprintingwaswidelyusedinChinafor reproducingimagesonalargescale,pavingthewayforbookproduction.colorwasintroducedto theprocessinthecourseofthe16 th century.thisinnovationreacheditspeakinchinainthe17 th century,theperiodwhentheprintsinthemoneymuseum sbookwereproduced. 2 von 25

3 La Légende de Saint Julien l'hospitalier Gustave Flaubert Illustrated by Gaston Bussière Librairie Des Amateurs, Paris, 1912 GustaveFlaubertisagiantofFrenchliterature.Despitethatexaltedstatus,itcannotbesaidthat heledahappylife.thesonofasurgeon,hewasborninrouenin1821andenduredachildhood devoidofwarmthoraffection.hewassenttoparistostudylawbuthewasanindifferentstudent andin1844,afteranattackofepilepsy,hebrokeoffhisstudiesandbegantotravel.hefirstwent tocorsicaanditaly,thenontogreece,themiddleeastandnorthafrica.in1864,asawellv establishedwriter,hereturnedtofranceandsettledincroisset,nearrouen,wherehediedin MuchasFlauberthimselfwasanoutsiderinlife,his TroisContes, Three%Tales,isabitofa literaryoutlier.publishedin1877,anddespitegoodreviews,theyreceivedfarlessattentionthan Flaubert sotherwork,notleastbecausetheauthorhimselfdownplayedtheirsignificance. Readers,criticsandotherauthors Kafka,CalvinoandBurgess,tonamebutafew disagreed, andthebookisbroadlyacknowledgedasamasterpieceofshortvstorywritingandpsychological insight. Thestoriesareaboutthreeverydifferentlives:apoorservantgirl,St.JohntheBaptistanda soldier,saintjulianthehospitalier.theyfocusonquestionsoffaith,fateandworldlypower. OurvolumecontainsThe%Legend%of%Saint%Julian%the%Hospitalierandisrichlyillustratedwith theengravingsoffrenchsymbolistpaintergastonbussière. 3 von 25

4 Le Roman de Tristan et Iseut Edited by Joseph Bédier L Edition D Art H. Piazza, Paris, 1922 ThetragicstoryoftheadulterouslovebetweentheCornishprinceTristanandtheIrishprincess IsoldewasoriginallyaCelticlegendbuttookrootintheliteratureofFrance.Itwasalreadya fixtureoffrenchromanticpoetryinthe12 th century.richardwagnercompletedhisopera Tristan%und%Isoldein1865butitopenedinParisonlyattheendofthe19 th century,andthenit causedanuproar.theappropriationofthisfixtureofnationalidentitybythatmostgermanicof composers,wagner,wasgreetedwithconsiderableconsternationbythefrenchpublicthe intellectualestablishment. ToreclaimthestoryforFrance,JosephBédier,theleadingFrenchmedievalistofhisday,soughtto recoverwhatmanyregardedasasymboloffrenchnationalculture.hepublishedanewversion ofthetale,returningtowhathearguedwasitsoriginalwrittensource,thatofthomasofbrittany, a12 th centurypoet.themoneymuseum svolumeisanexampleofbédier sversion,whichstill enjoysawidereadershiptoday. 5 von 25

5 Marienbader Elegie Johann Wolfgang Goethe Officina Bodoni Montagnola, 1923 Goethewasnotonlyagiantofliterature;hewasalsoaprolificlady sman,eveninhislateryears. TheMarienbadElegyispartofhisTrilogy%of%Passion,threepoemsonlove.Theelegywas triggeredbyhisonevsidedinfatuationwithulrikevonlevetzow.theymetatthemarienbadspa in1821,wheregoethehadgoneforhealthreasons.hewasseventyvtwoatthetimeandshea mereseventeen.thegreatman spassionledhimtoinstructafriend,thegrandduekarlaugust, todeliverhismarriageproposaltoulrikeonhisbehalf.ulrike srejectionwasimmediateand crushing,butitledtothemarienbadelegy,whichmanyregardsasoneofgoethe sgreatestand certainlyoneofhismostpersonalpoems. ThepublishersOfficinaBodoniprintedbooksbyhandinMontagnoladiLugano,Switzerland,and after1928,inverona,italy.theirbooksarewidelycollectedandgreatlyadmiredbybibliophiles asoutstandingexamplesofbibliophilequality. 6 von 25

6 Der Schuss von der Kanzel Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Publisher: Verlag der Buchdruckerei Berichthaus Zürich, 1923 Ayoungtheologystudent,Pfannenstiel,hasaratherlowopinionofhimself.Heiscertainthathe s fartoolowborntomarrythefairrahel,thepastor sdaughter.heappealstogeneralwertheimer forhelpbutthegeneralalsothinkstheyoungmanisapoormatchforrahel.nonetheless,the generalagreestohelptheyoungmanasbesthecanandwhatfollowsisahumorouscomedyof mannersthathaswonapermanentplaceinswissliterature. TheeditionintheMoneyMuseum scollectionisoneofthreehundredrevissuespublishedto commemoratethe25 th anniversaryofmeyer sdeathin1923.ourexamplecarriesthenumber 218.TheengravingsarebythewellVknownSwissartistFritzGilsi. 7 von 25

7 La Vie et l Art Romantique Delacroix Peintre, Graveur, Écrivain Raymond Escholier R. Floury, Paris 1926 In1830Francewasinturmoil.TheJulyRevolutionfilledthestreetswithstudents,merchantsand workersfightingalongsideeachotheragainsttheruleofkingcharlesx.theywereprotestingthe abolitionofpressfreedomandelectionchangestheyfearedwouldmarginalizetheirvotes.and rightinthemiddleofitall,intheheartofparis,eugènedelacroixhadhisstudio. TheartistcloselyobservedtheconflictandcapturedhisimpressionsinhisiconicpaintingLiberty% Leading%the%People.Inthecenterofthecanvas,withtheFrenchflaginonehandandamusketin theother,abarevbreastedwomandefiantlyleadsacrowdofpeopleforward,overfallenbodies. Delacroix spaintingquicklybecamethequintessentialsymboloffrenchlibertyanditsresistance totyranny. Theartistwasaleadingculturalfigureofhistime.Notonlyabrilliantpainterandan accomplishedengraver,healsowroteahighlyrespecteddiarythatwaspublishedinthe1890s, somethirtyyearsafterhisdeath. TheMoneyMuseum svolumeondelacroixwaswrittenbyraymondescholier,afrenchart critic,journalist,andnovelist,whoservedascuratoroflamaisondevictorhugoandthe PetitPalaisinParis. 8 von 25

8 Journey to Jerusalem, Heinrich Wölfli Published by the Swiss Society of Bibliophiles Hans Bloesch, Editor (in German) Bern, 1929 Thesonofapastor,HansBloeschwasbornin1878inBern.ExceptforafewyearsinRome, whereheworkedasacorrespondentforthefrankfurterallgemeinenzeitungandbern sbund newspaper,hespenthisentirelifeintheswisscapitol,passingawaytherein1945. Aftercompletinghisuniversitystudiesinliterature,philosophyandhistory,Bloesch sliterary inclinationsledhimtoworkasaneditoratvariousjournalsandnewspapers.in1919hebegan hiscareerasalibrarianandin1927hebecameheadlibrarianofthecityanduniversitylibraries ofbern. Hispassionforfinebookswasevidentinanotheractivity,asapublisher.From1911through 1944,ayearbeforehisdeath,hepublishednumerousvolumes,includingthecompleteworksof JeremiasGotthelfaswellasvariouschroniclesofBern shistory.healsohadatastefortheexotic, likethisrecordofajourneytojerusalemmadebythebernesechoirmasterheinrichwölfliin Besideshisvariousprofessionalengagementswithbooks,HansBloeschwasalsopresidentof Bern sbibliophilesociety.hisloveoffinelycraftedbooksisevidentinthemoneymuseum s exampleofhispublishingendeavors. 9 von 25

9 Odyssée Homer s Odyssey In French. Translation by Leconte de Lisle. Illustrated by Georges Rochegrosse Ferroud, Paris, TheOdyssey whohasnotbeenenchantedbythisancienttale?itisthesecondvoldestsurviving workofwesternliterature,thesequeltotheoldesttale,theiliad.theiliadtellsthestoryofthe battleofsparta,inspiredbyhelenoftroy.theodysseyisthestoryofthelegendarygreekking OdysseusandhistenVyearjourneyhome,toIthaca,aftertheTrojanWar.Itisastoryofmagicand mystery,ofgodsandmenequallydrivenbypassion,ambition,lossfanddespair. ThisepichasbeentoldandreVtold,translated,filmedandillustratedinnumerabletimes.Itisno exaggerationtosaythatthedeedsofitshumananddivineheroesandvillainsarepartofour collectivesoul. Oureditionisaparticularlyfineexampleofearly20 th centurybibliophilepublishing.the translationisbyleontedelisle,aneminent19 th centuryfrenchpoet.thebookisrichly illustratedbygeorgesrochegrosse,animportantartistoftheday,whoseworkcanbefoundin themuseed OrsayandtheBritishMuseum.Thisbookisanexcellentexampleoftheprintingarts infranceintheearlyyearsofthe20 th century. 10 von 25

10 Daphnis and Chloe Woodblock prints by Renée Sintenis. In German. Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 1935 Thegreatestpastoralromanceofantiquity,Longus sdaphnisandchloenarratesthestorytwo noble,unrelatedchildren theboydaphnisandthegirlchloe whoaresetoutintheforest, foundseparatelyandraisedbytwofamilies.theymeetatayoungageandfallinlove.buttheydo notquiteknowwhatthisdisturbingemotionwas.onegreatcharmoftheirstoryistheir discoveryofwhatlove,andlovemaking,is.theyfeltsostronglyforeachotherbutcannotidentify thefeeling,norcantheyexpresstheirsurgingemotions.theydointimelearn,however,andafter variousadventuresanddetoursinvolvinggods,kingsandpirates,theymarryandliveblissfully togetherontheidyllicislandoflesbos. ThestoryofDaphnisandChloehasinspiredpoets,artists,composersanddancersoverthe centuries.itspublicationinfrenchinthemidvsixteenthcenturysetoffawaveofpastoral romanticfiction. OurvolumewaspublishedbyErnstHauswedell,aleadingantiquarianinHamburgwhostarteda bibliophilepublishinghouse.itisillustratedwiththirtyvonewoodcutsbyrenéesintenis,oneof themostprominentgermansculptorsofthe1920sand1930s.hersculpture Daphne isinthe collectionofthemuseumofmodernartinnewyork. 11 von 25

11 Odes of Horace The Odes of Horace Woodcut engravings by Aristide Maillol In Latin and French Philippe Gonin, Paris, 1939 TheRomanpoetHoracelivedfrom65to8BC.AcontemporaryofAugustus,heexperienced Rome stumultuoustransformationfromrepublictoempire.afterarrivinginromefromthe countrysidetostudy,hethenspentsomeyearsstudyinginathens,whichremainedagreatcenter oflearningintheancientworldevenafterrome sascenttodominance.there,hedoubtless acquiredadeepappreciationofancientgreeklyricpoetryandhonedhisskillsbothasa rhetoricianandasapoet. ButRomewouldnotleavehimtohiswritinginAthens.AfterleadingtheassassinationofJulius Cesar,BrutustraveledtoAthenstorecruitsupportforhisrepublicancauseamongexpatriate Romancommunitythere.Horacetookupthecause,gainedsomemilitaryexperience,butwas quicktoaccepttheamnestyofferedbyaugustus.horacereturnedtorome,foundaquietnichein thecivilserviceandbeganwritinginearnest.hisworkswerehighlypraisedfortheir consummatestyle.indeed,manycontemporariesconsideredhimtheonlywriteroflatinworth readingseriously. Ourbilingualvolume,inLatinandFrench,wastranslatedbyBaronDelort.Itfeatures woodcutengravingsbyaristid lol,wasoneofthemostimportantsculptorsofthe20 th century.withhisaffinityforthefemaleform,unadornedanduncomplicated,maillolisthe idealillustratorforhorace swidevrangingmeditationsontopicslikelove,friendship, religion,morality,patriotismandthevirtuesofgoodwine. 12 von 25

12 The Manesse Library of World Literature Circa 200 Volumes Manesse Publishers, Zürich Sinceitsfoundingin1944,TheManesseLibraryofWorldLiteraturehaspursueditsambitious programofpublishingthefinestworksofliteraturefromaroundtheworldandacrossthe centuries.initiatedbywalthermeierofthepublishinghouseconzett&huber, TheManesse is itselfnowregardedasashiningexampleofqualitybookpublishing. Theserieshasremainedtruetoitsoriginalmission:tobringthebestofworldliteratureto bibliophilereaderswhowantqualityinbothcontentandpresentation.thefirstvolumesinthe ManessewereaGermantranslationofMoby%DickandGoethe%im%Gespräch.Theseclassicssetthe highstandardstheseriescontinuestoday.ithasgoneontopublishmuchofthecanonofwestern culture. In1983,thepublicationofTheManesseLibrarywastransferredtotheDeutschenVVerlagsVAnstalt instuttgart.today,thefocusisontheclassicsofthe20 th century,asever,producedtothehighest standardsofquality. Bytheway,theseriesisnamedforRüdigerManesse,scionoftheoldpatricianZurichfamily,who assembledoneofthemostimportantbookcollectionsinthegermanvspeakingworldinthe 1300s. 13 von 25

13 Carmen Prosper Mérimée Colored woodblock prints by Marguerite Frey-Surbeck Editions André Gonin, Lausanne, 1947 Therewassomethingstrangeandwildaboutherbeauty.Herfaceastonishedyou,atfirstsight, butnobodycouldforgetit.hereyes,especially,hadanexpressionofmingledsensualityand fiercenesswhichihadneverseeninanyotherhumanglance. ThusProsperMériméedescribes theremarkablegypsyheroineofhiseponymousnovellacarmen,firstpublishedin1845.the bookblendselementsoftraveljournal,romanticnovelandadventurestory,andwiththe characterofcarmen,mériméecreatedoneofthemostvividportraitsofawomaninallof19 th centuryliterature. Theoperaofthesamename,composedbyGeorgeBizet,haditspremierinParisin1875.Its initialsuccesswasmodestbutithassincebecomeoneofthemostwidelyperformedstaplesof theoperarepertoire.insomeways,theopera sfamehaseclipsedthatofthenovelitwasbased upon. OurbookisillustratedbytheSwisspainterMargueriteFreyVSurbeck(1886V1981).Shewasa studentofpaulkleeandlaterfelixvallattonandeduardvuillardandherworkisrepresentedin museumsinbern,basel,thunandelsewhere. 14 von 25

14 Fables Choisies Jean de La Fontaine Editions André Gonin, Lausanne 1948 JeandeLaFontaine sfablesrankamongthegreatestmasterpiecesoffrenchliterature.bornin 1621toabourgeoisfamilyinthetownofChateauVThierry,outsideofParis,Jeanfollowedhis father sprofession,forestsuperintendent,andeventuallywentontostudylaw.hemarriedyoung and,itseems,unhappily.hiswiferemainedinchateauvthierrywhilejeanmovedtoparis. ThankstosomewellVtimedpatronagefromaristocraticadmirersofhiswork,heestablished himselfasawriterinparisandacolleagueoftheleadingliteraryfiguresoftheage,including RacineandMolière.Hiswritingcareerbeganhaltingly,withsometranslationsandepigrams,but greaterthingsweresoontofollow. TheFableswereanimmediateandlastingtriumph.Hedidnotinventthebasicelementsofthe storieshetold.theirsourcesincludedfolkloreandthetalesofancientgreece,forexample,but hisretellingissorich,nuancedandskillfulthathemadesomethingentirelynewfromtheseold tales.andstylistically,hislanguagewas,andis,universallylaudedasthepinnacleofliterary French.Theyappealequallytotheyoungandtoolderreaders. OurbookwaspublishedbyEditionsAndréGonin,awellVknownbibliophilepublisherin Lausanne. 15 von 25

15 Histoires Naturelles Jules Renard Illustrated by Hans Erni Editions André Gonin, Lausanne, 1953 Atthebeginningofthe1920sthebrothersAndréandPhilippeGonindecidedtoturntheirloveof booksintoabusiness.theyhadgrownuparoundbibliophilebooksintheirparents shopin Lausanne,soitisnowonderthattheyaimedtoproducethefinestpossiblebooksfordiscerning collectors. PhilippeGoninhadworkedinParisasaprinterandpublisher,producingwonderfulillustrated classicsfromauthorslikeovid,horaceandvirgil,aswellasmore modern worksbythelikesof delafontaine. Atthesametime,AndréGonintookoverthefamilybookstoreinLausanne,andpublisheda distinguishedseriesofbibliophilebooksontheside,illustratedbysomeofthemostfamous artistsoftheday.inthelate1940sandréwasabletoaddthecelebratedswissartisthansernias anillustrator.overtheyears,thisprovedtobeaveryfruitfulcollaboration,witherniillustrating manygoninpublications. TheGonineditionofJulesRenard shistore%naturelle(naturestories)isaparticularlyenjoyable exampleofthiscooperation,withdelightfulprintsbyerni.julesrenardisrecognizedasamaster ofliteraryimpressionism,andhisstories,withtheirlivelyvisualimagery,findtheperfect interpreterinerni.theresultisafineexampleofmidv20 th centuryswissbibliophilepublishing. 16 von 25

16 Histoires Naturelles Comte de Buffon Textes Choisis, illustrated by Hans Erni Editions André Gonin, Lausanne, 1954 TheNature%StoriesofGeorgesVLouisLeclerc,latergrantedthetitletheComtedeBuffonbyLouis XV,aresomewhatdrierintonethanthoseofJulesRenard,anotherbookErniillustratedforAndré Gonin.ButBuffonwasaconscientiousprosestylistinadditiontobeingoneofthemostimportant Frenchscientistsandmathematiciansofthe18 th century.henevercompletedhisencyclopedic studyofnature,althoughhedidwritesomethirtyvsixvolumesintheseries. Onceagain,HansErni sillustrationsbringthesubjectvividlytolife,andthedevotionofthegonin brotherstofineprintingandbookmakingallcombinetomakethisadelightfulpublication. 17 von 25

17 Japan Photos by Werner Bischof Texts by Robert Guillain Manesse Verlag, Zürich, 1954 WernerBischof slifewasshortandintense.hebeganhisphotographicstudiesatthe KunstgewerbeschuleZürichandwentontobecomeoneofthemostwidelyadmired photographersintheworld. HestartedhiscareerasafashionphotographerandthendocumentedSwitzerland sbeloved nationalexpositionin1939 thelandi.inthemeantime,conzett&huberhadlauncheddu,one ofeurope sleadingculturalmagazines,andin1941themagazinepublishedaseriesofbrilliant naturestudiesbybischof.thiswasthebeginningofamostfruitfulcollaborationbetweenthe magazineandthephotographer. Itwashisphotojournalismthatwonhimhislargestaudience.HistravelsthroughoutEuropeafter thesecondworldwarrecordedthedevastationthewarhadwrought,bothphysicaland psychological.thesemovingimagesbroughthimtotheattentionoftheeminentphotographers collectivemagnum,whichwasfoundedin1949.bischofbecameonlythefifthmemberofthis exclusivegroup. In1952hetraveledtoJapan.Therehewitnessedacountrywellonitswaytorecovery.Hisphotos showavigorouspopulationwithmostofthewardamagealreadyclearedaway.hewas enchantedbytheaestheticofthecountryandphotographedtheoldandthenewjapanwithhis typicalfineeyeforhumanity.thirtyveightyearsoldin1954,bischoftraveledtosouthamericafor Magnum,wherehediedinacaraccidentintheAndesMountains. 18 von 25

18 USA Photos einer Reise durch die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika Photographs: Emil Schulthess Texts: various authors Manesse Verlag, Zürich, 1955 EmilSchultesswasanartdirectorandphotographerforDu,theSwissculturalmagazinefounded bythepublishersconzett&huber.usaisthefirstofaseriesofphotographybooksbyemil Schultess.SchultesstookinnumerableblackVandVwhiteandcolorimagesoverthecourseofhis fivevmonthvlongjourneythroughoutamericain1953.theselectioninusacapturestheenergy anddiversityofamericaintheboomingpostwarperiod. BorntomodestcircumstancesinZurichin1913,Schultessstudiedgraphicartsatthe Kunstgewerbeschuleandworkedfirstinthetourismbranch.EventhoughhewentontoDuand hisphotobooks,thiswasafieldheneverquiteleft:from1951until1990hewasartdirectorfor Swissair spopularandprizevwinningcalendar. 19 von 25

19 Afrika Photographs: Emil Schulthess Texts: Otto Lehmann and others Manesse Verlag, Zürich, 1958 and 1959 (two volumes) Afterthesuccessofhisfirstphotobook,USA,EmilSchulthessembarkedonaseriesofsimilar explorationsaroundtheworld.in1955v6hemadetwotripstoafrica,eachlastingfivemonths. Firsthecrisscrossedthenorthernpartofthecontinent,thenthesouthern.Hetraveledina speciallyequippedstationwagonandreturnedwithatreasureofimages. Thismaterialhecollectedwasenoughtofilltwovolumesofphotography,oneforeachstageof hisjourneythroughafrica. Bytheway,thestrongimpressionSchulthess sphotobooksmakesonviewersisnotonlydueto theconsiderablequalityoftheimagestheycontain,butalsotothehighlyevolvedgravure printingtechnologytheyused.switzerlandledtheapplicationofthisprintingtechniqueandit wasidealforhighqualitycolorandblackvandvwhitereproduction. 20 von 25

20 Erwin Hermann Hesse Oltener Liebhaber Druck, 1965 HermannHesse( )isoneofthemostwidelyreadGermanauthorsofthe20 th century. ButhisnovellaErwin,publishedposthumously,isfarlesswellknownthanmanyofhisother books,whichincludesteppenwolf,siddharthaandthe%glass%bead%game. ErwinisoneofHesse searlyworks,probablyconceived1907or1908.autobiographicalinorigin, itreferstohesse sexperiencesasastudentataprotestantseminaryinmaulbronninsouthern Germany.BornintoafamilyofPietists,Hessewasenrolledintheseminaryattheageoffourteen topreparehimfortheologicalstudies.buttheyoungauthordidn tlastlongintherigid atmosphereoftheschool.afterhalfayearhefledtheoppressiveatmospherethathefeltwasbent oncrushinghimasanindividual.butdespitethebrevityofhisstay,histimeatmaulbronnlefta deepimpressiononhesse,asisevidentinhislaterworkslikebeneath%the%wheelandnarcissus% and%goldmund. OureditionisfromtheSwissbibliophilepublishers,theOltenerLiebhaberDruck,which mightbetranslatedastheoltenbookloverspress. 21 von 25

21 Yvette Guilbert Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Basel, 1965 PrintmakingwasanimportantmediumforHenrideToulouseVLautrec(1864V1901).Indeed,the postershedesignedforthenightclubthemoulinrougemadehimastarovernightintheparisof the1890s. Althoughanaristocratbybirth,ToulouseVLautreclivedintheMontmartreinParis,thedistrictof cabarets,cafés,restaurants,dancehallsandbordellos.hewasalwaysanoutsider:abonedisorder gavehimadistortedphysique historsogrewtoadultproportionsbuthislegsremainedthesize ofachild s.heenjoyedthecompanyofactors,dancers,singersandperformersofallkinds, includingprostitutes,whooftenwerethesubjectsofhisportraits. AmonghisfavoritesubjectswasthesingeranddancerYvetteGuilbert.Hisportraitsofherbelong tohighpointsoffrenchlithography.hisportfoliooftenprintsdevotedtoher,knownasthe Sérieanglaise, appearedin1898andwaslaterrepublishedin1920inparisandin1965in Basel,withaneditionof400copies.TheMoneyMusem sportfolioisfrombaselandbearsthe number von 25

22 Chevaux Textes choisis de l'antiquité à nos jours ornés de lithographies et présentés par Hans Erni Editions André et Pierre Gonin, Lausanne, 1966 Born in 1909, the Swiss artist Hans Erni studied surveying and mechanical drawing before shifting his focus to art. From 1928 to 1930 he attended at art schools in Lucerne, Paris and Berlin.HeabsorbedinfluencesfrommanyartistsoftheModernmovement BraqueandPicasso amongthem beforefindinghisownuniquevisuallanguageinthelate1930s. Erni svisionisexpressedwithattentiontoclassicaldrawingthatunitesabstractionandrealism. Hisartfindstheunderlyinghumanityinaworldincreasingdistortedbythedominanceofscience andtechnology.asitsaysonhishomepage, TheworkofHansErniteachessimplywhatitmeans to remain human in a human world. His own humanity is evident in the many posters he has madeonissuesofsocialjustice. Erni slongcareerfeaturesmanyhighlights,includingthemonumentalmuralattheswissexpoof 1939.Hearthasfoundforminvariousmedia ceramics,postagestamps,bookillustrations,set design, etc. but it is through his graphics that he is best known to the broad public. He is a masteroflithographyandhorses,thesubjectofthemoneymuseum sbook,areoneofhisfavorite themes. In1979,HansErnisawtheopeningofhisownmuseum,onthegroundsoftheSwissMuseumof TransportinLucerne,wherehestilllives. 23 von 25

23 Assignments Snowdon Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London Ibelievethatphotographsshouldbesimpletechnically,andeasytolookat.Theyshouldn tbe directedatotherphotographers;theirpointistomakeordinarypeoplereact tolaugh,orsee somethingtheyhadn ttakeninbefore,ortobetouched. ThisiswhatTonyArmstrongJones(as hewasthenknown)wroteinhisfirstbook,london,publishedin1958.in1960,aftermarrying PrincessMargaret,sisterofQueenElizabethII,heacquiredthenameLordSnowdon. Hisnamechangedbuthisviewoftheroleofphotographydidnot.Whetherfashionor documentary,snowdonhastriedtocaptureimagesthatrevealwhatitmeanstobehuman. Beforeconcentratingonphotography,hepursuedarchitecturalstudiesbutafteracoupleof semestershelosthismotivation.hisuncle,artistandsetdesignerolivermessel,persuadedthe youngarmstrongjonestophotographtheactorsandperformersofthetheater.thisbegana lifelongassociationforsnowdonwiththeperformingarts.butitwasfashionphotography for VogueandVanityFair,amongothers thatmadehimfamous,asdidhisportraitsoftheroyalsfor thesundaytimesandthetelegraph. Howeverglamoroushislifeandworkbecame,Snowdon,bornin1930,hasneverlosthisfeeling forthestrugglesofordinarylife.this,togetherwithhisuncannyeye,hasmadehimoneofthe mostadmiredphotographersofhisday.assignmentscovershisfirsttwentyyearsof photojournalismandportraiture,with220blackvandvwhiteandcolorphotographs. 24 von 25

24 Das I Ging Illustrations by Silvia Oberholzer Publisher: Jürg Conzett, Zürich, 2000 TheI%Ching,TheBookofChanges,isoneoftheoldestChineseclassicsandperhapstheoldest bookofdivinationintheworld.itsoriginsdatebackatleasttothe12 th centurybcandprobably earlier. Howeverolditis,theIChingdoubtlessisoneofthemostimportantbooksofworldliterature.Its wisdomandinsightstillspeaktoustodayandthebookisstillconsultedforadviceeverydayall overtheworld.formanypeopleitcontainstherootsofthetwomajorschoolsofchinese philosophy,confucianismandtaoism. ThetextsoftheI%Ching%comprisesetsoforacularstatementsrepresentedby64setsofsixlines eachcalledhexagrams.bycastingcoins,specifichexagramsandtheirassociatedtextsare selected.andthat,ofcourse,isjustthebeginningofthedivinationprocess.asusual,it salla matterofinterpretation,betweentheyinandtheyang,thestableandthechanging.butthe richnessandsubtletyoftheichinghavemadeitanendlesssourceofwisdomaboutthepresent andthefuture. SomemoderninterpretersthinktheI%Chingevencanofferinsightsintothecodedstructuresof microbiology 25 von 25