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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
Five Schools, Built to Deepen · Reading & the Stage
Christiansens Bogsamling, Anden Aargang
Not identified · Christiansens Bogsamling, second year, A. Christiansens Kunstforlag, Copenhagen, 1890
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A Danish poster for the second year of Christiansens Bogsamling, a book series from A. Christiansens Kunstforlag in Copenhagen, printed by Georg Andersen's lithographic works.
Why it matters
Book series sold by the year were a Danish reader's library, and each year's list got its own poster.
What to notice
The BnF title reads Anden Aargand, a slip for Aargang, the second year.
A reading habit, sold by the year.
Provenance
- School
- Plakat — the Object Poster (Various)
- Designer
- Not identified
- Printer / house
- Georg Andersen lith., Copenhagen
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- Christiansens Bogsamling, second year, A. Christiansens Kunstforlag, Copenhagen, 1890
- Source
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b9017652j
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
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