The living legend of St. Petersburg: how a publishing house A rare book preserves the spirit of GutenbergIn a world where everything is rapidly being digitalized, and books often turn into...
In a world where everything is rapidly being digitalized, and books often turn into pixels on screens, there is a place that seems frozen in time. This is St. Petersburg, and we are talking about the unique Rare Book publishing house. It doesn't just print pages, it creates real works of art that you want to touch with your hands and smell the ink and paper.
The story began back in 1991. Then a dream arose - to revive lost traditions. Find old equipment, restore 19th-century machines, gather masters of disappearing professions. It was difficult, very difficult. But today the result is clear. The books of this house became museum exhibits. They are stored in leading libraries around the world. Art connoisseurs strive to have them in their collections. Why? Because each copy is unique. Numbered. Printed by hand.
When you enter the workshops, you can feel the atmosphere of the times of John Gutenberg. Silence reigns here, broken only by the sounds of machinery. The texts are printed by hand on a 19th-century press. Handwritten texts are written by calligraphy masters. The illustrations are original works of outstanding artists. No copies. Only genuine creativity. Virtual reality and nouveau riche luxury have nothing to do with it. There is only skill, high taste and work.
Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the State Hermitage, noted: In our world of virtual reality. The publishing house has found a surprisingly successful way to preserve the ancient craft. And the Italian poet Tonino Guerra compared the meeting with the books of this house with a rainbow miracle. Fortune smiled on him when a book with his poem Honey was created.
Books have lasting spiritual value. They are regularly exhibited in Russia and abroad. The State Hermitage itself has already hosted nine personal exhibitions. A copy of each edition is stored there. This is a sign of quality. This is a sign that the work was done at the highest level. Mikhail Seslavinsky, chairman of the National Union of Bibliophiles, says that the soul of a bibliophile freezes at such masterpieces.
Truly bibliophile books are limited editions. Luxurious. Created for contemplation. They can become an exclusive gift, a pearl of your personal library or a profitable investment. But how to buy them? The site offers information on how to buy. There are sections about publications in stock, the latest copy, and publications from previous years. You can also order products to order.
It is interesting that the publishing house invites organized groups of children and adults on excursions. You can visit workshops and see the process of creating hand-made book masterpieces with your own eyes. You can get detailed information by phone or email. You just need to call or write.
Publishing news shows that life is in full swing. Exhibitions are held in the Moscow region, Kaliningrad, and Orenburg. The ninth exhibition in the Hermitage awaits guests. The newsletter allows you to be the first to know about new events. Social networks work too. All this creates the feeling of a living organism, and not just a store.
The history of the publishing house began in 1991 with a dream of reviving the traditions of creating books as works of art.
A copy of each publication is stored in the State Hermitage, where personal exhibitions were also held.
Texts are printed by hand on a 19th-century press, handwritten texts are written by calligraphy masters, and illustrations are original works by artists.
Yes, organized groups of children and adults are invited for excursions to see the process of creating books.
These are short-circulation, numbered books printed on fine paper with original illustrations and author's bindings.
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