portrait of polish people 19th century
The Album presents 187 paintings and prints by artists such as Jan Lewicki, Ksawery Prek, Kajetan Kielisiński, Wojciech Gerson, Jan Piotr Norblin and Walery Eliasz. Viewing today the portraits of people from those years, we can experience a fascinating adventure of encounters with beauty that passes away and with passion that leaves an indelible mark. Album in double language version (Polish, English).
Prowincjonalna Oficyna Wydawnicza, Bochnia 2011 Publishing series: Treasures of Culture and Literature. Dimensions: 33.7x25cm; pages 216. does not include a portfolio with reproductions.
Each album is published in a small edition, the pieces are numbered. The most noble printing and bookbinding materials, which are only available on the European market, are used for the edition. All work is done in Poland, and most of it is done by hand. Each album is sewn and bound in ecological leather imported from Italy, while the title is embossed with gold. Modeled after old books, the edges of the pages are gilded.
