Adalékok a két világháború közötti magyar könyvkultúra történetéhez

Absztrakt

The essay presents the ten-year-long publishing oeuvre of Ferenc Bisztrai Farkas, more specifically, his less known efforts in modern book art that serve as contributions to the most significant period of Hungarian book culture (the years between the World Wars). During the year following the world economic crisis Bisztrai began to publish books of bibliophile demand and artistic realization that not yet possessed a relevant social basis. Primary sources drawn from his legacy show that his main goal was to establish the traditions of and demand for book art. Furthermore, these sources underline that in the 1930’s, among the new social and economic conditions, there was an awareness of the possibilities for modern art in book publication that led to experiments with importing cultural forms that have been successful in more developed middle class societies.