Typologie barokních frontispisů v bohemikálních tiscích z let 1618–1765

• Authors: Hana Beránková

Title variants

EN

The Typology of Baroque Frontispieces in Printed Bohemica from 1618–1765

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with the typology of Baroque frontispieces in printed books published in Bohemian and Moravian printing houses in 1618–1765, which is viewed in terms of the function of the frontispieces in printing. The paper contains a detailed analysis of the main thematic variants of frontispieces. The thematic variants are analysed with respect to the content and genre of the work concerned with the aim to determine the main marketing strategies of Bohemian and Moravian printers, publishers or booksellers in the visual promotion of their products.

Keywords

EN

frontispiece typology; frontispieces; Baroque; book illustrations; marketing; emblems; mythology; personification; coats of arms; portraits; symbols; allegory

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Library of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• Journal: Knihy a dějiny (Books and history)
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 87-126
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Hana Beránková

• Knihovna AV ČR, v.v.i., Národní 1009/3, 115 22 Praha 1, Czech Republic