Follow the Rhythm of Dream II Book Collection Ticket-Printmaking

Author: Unknown Name: Walter Toscanini book ticket. Signature: Signature M in the lower left corner of the screen. Technique: Offset. Year: about 1920. Dimensions: 9.8 x 12.7 cm (screen) 30 x 21 cm (thick cardboard). Introduction of works: This Italian ticket to the book: Seguendo il ritmo del sogno (following the rhythm of the dream), explains the characteristics of the owner of the book. The woman in the picture holds an aromatherapy artifact, and the artist uses dynamic lines to create an intoxicating atmosphere with no extra decorations. The owner of the book was the young Yi American historian and ballet choreographer Walter Toscanini (1898 / 1971). His father was the well-known conductor Toscani. Arturo Toscanini (1867 / 1957), his sister Wanda Giorgina Toscanini Horowitz (1907 / 1998) was the wife of the famous pianist Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (1903 / 1989). About the book collection, Jomo originated in the fifteenth century. Because the books were not popular at the time and the cost was high, most of the books that could be read were the church monks and nobles. In order to express the ownership of the books, they were printed with prints (mostly woodcuts at the time). The owner's badge, marked with the Latin word EX-LIBRIS, is attached to the butterfly page of the book, indicating that "this book is for me." Subsequent printing became more popular, book printing increased, and the tradition of collecting books remained. In the 19th century, with the help of many artists and collectors, the collection of books became a unique art department. Due to its small size, it is often referred to as a gem on paper. The collection of books is a kind of ownership, which also shows the collector's own preferences and tastes. The artist also developed a rich theme for the collection of books. The collections of various books in the museum are the works of the golden period of the book collection, that is, the late 19th and early 20th centuries of the collection of books, thus bearing the brand of the times, such as historicalism, art and decorative art (art deco). style.