Introduction
Periodicals
Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae – Historia litterarum
2023/68/3-4
The Processing of Book-Related Works in the Collections in the Book Culture Department of the National Museum Library
The Processing of Book-Related Works in the Collections in the Book Culture Department of the National Museum Library
Veronika Karfusová
| Pages | 75–91 |
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| DOI | 10.37520/amnpsc.2023.026 |
| Keywords | book – book culture – book and magazine illustrations – book artist – acquisitions – digitisation – pre-press preparation – database system |
| Type of Article | Miscellanea |
| Citation | KARFUSOVÁ, Veronika. The Processing of Book-Related Works in the Collections in the Book Culture Department of the National Museum Library. Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae – Historia litterarum. Prague: National Museum, 2023, 68(3-4), 75–91. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/amnpsc.2023.026. ISSN 2570-6861 (Print), 2570-687X (Online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-musei-nationalis-pragae-historia-litterarum/68-3-4/the-processing-of-book-related-works-in-the-collections-in-the-book-culture-department-of-the-national-museum-library |
The article deals with the collection of illustrations in the Book Culture Department of the National Museum Library and its professional processing. The text describes the handling of new acquisitions, their sorting, and the processing of original book and magazine illustrations and their subsequent digitisation. The second part of the article provides specific examples of the literary estates of various book artists which have been acquired for the collections of the Book Culture Department. The article concludes with a summary of the most effective ways of handling new acquisitions.
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