Stopped in time. Historical value of the graphic design of the 19th and 20th century music prints from the collection of the University Library in Wrocław — from the librarian’s workshop

Abstract

The text contains an overview of a few selected groups of music prints from the collection of the Music Collection Department of the University Library in Wrocław. The subject of research are nineteenth and twentieth century publications with graphic representations of some places from Wrocław and Lower Silesia, as well as prints containing photographs or portraits of people associated with music at that time. The aim is to investigate whether music prints can be historical documents today and how valuable they are. It is also worth paying attention to the way the graphics are made and the role they play in printing. We will also try to find an answer to the question of what is their uniqueness and why they were published in this way.