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Treasures in libraries of the GDR - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1981 - 50 Pfennig

Designer: Klaus Müller, Berlin

Treasures in libraries of the GDR - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1981 - 50 Pfennig


Theme: Architecture
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1981
Face Value50.00 
Colorgreen
PerforationK 14
Printing TypeRotogravure 2
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2380
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID167149
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Treasures in libraries of the GDR With the illustrations of treasures in libraries of the GDR, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes three multicolored special postage stamps. Special cancellations from 18 August to 17 October 1981 Treasures in libraries of the GDR From 17 to 22 August 1981, the 47th session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will be held in Leipzig with the general theme "National Institutions and professional organizations of the library ". The conference will be preceded by a one-week IFLA / UNESCO seminar for librarians from developing countries. Founded in 1927, IFLA is one of the largest and most influential international non-governmental organizations in the field of culture, education and science with A status at UNESCO. The IFLA currently has about 950 members. President since 1979 Else Granheim (Norway). The library association of the GDR has been a member of the IFLA since 1964. All European socialist fraternal countries are also represented in this organization. 50-pfennig value: miniature to Petrarch The miniature for Petrarch's Canzone "Standomi un giorno, solo, alla fenestra" from "Lex six visions Messire Francoys Petrarque" belongs to the German State Library in Berlin. It is the relatively late manuscript to a French translation of the Petrarchan sonnets, around the middle of the 16th century. Under the impression of the death of his beloved Laura, who died of the plague in 1348, Petrarca describes in six allegories the endangerment and transience of all beauty. The vivid visual language very much suits the illustrator of the text. In the manuscript there are two antithetical allegories, so to speak. The miniature shows a three-master under full sail on the high seas. Built of precious wood and ivory, the sails are golden. Below the picture are six lines of the sonnet of Petrarch.

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Treasures in libraries of the GDR With the illustrations of treasures in libraries of the GDR, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes three multicolored special postage stamps. Special cancellations from 18 August to 17 October 1981 Treasures in libraries of the GDR From 17 to 22 August 1981, the 47th session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will be held in Leipzig with the general theme "National Institutions and professional organizations of the library ". The conference will be preceded by a one-week IFLA / UNESCO seminar for librarians from developing countries. Founded in 1927, IFLA is one of the largest and most influential international non-governmental organizations in the field of culture, education and science with A status at UNESCO. The IFLA currently has about 950 members. President since 1979 Else Granheim (Norway). The library association of the GDR has been a member of the IFLA since 1964. All European socialist fraternal countries are also represented in this organization. 50-pfennig value: miniature to Petrarch The miniature for Petrarch's Canzone "Standomi un giorno, solo, alla fenestra" from "Lex six visions Messire Francoys Petrarque" belongs to the German State Library in Berlin. It is the relatively late manuscript to a French translation of the Petrarchan sonnets, around the middle of the 16th century. Under the impression of the death of his beloved Laura, who died of the plague in 1348, Petrarca describes in six allegories the endangerment and transience of all beauty. The vivid visual language very much suits the illustrator of the text. In the manuscript there are two antithetical allegories, so to speak. The miniature shows a three-master under full sail on the high seas. Built of precious wood and ivory, the sails are golden. Below the picture are six lines of the sonnet of Petrarch..