Bibliophilia
The term Bibliophile (from Greek " book" βιβλίον BIBLION and Greek φίλος philos " friend ", so " love of books " ) generally refers to the collection of beautiful, rare and historically valuable books mostly by private individuals to build a private library for specific collecting criteria. The bibliophile interest of the collector supports his effort to present his collection in one or more appropriate premises and special furnishings. The first relevant scientific journal Bulletin du Bibliophile appeared in 1834 in France.
Bibliophiliebegriff and priorities
In terms such as bibliophile edition or bibliophile book today occurs, however, the importance of collecting behind a Bibliophiliebegriff that targets the highlighted by special equipment copy.
Collectors pay partly on so-called collections or book series, partly on fate and age of books, partly on the same material. The greatest scientific value have collections of books that relate to a particular subject or working in a certain manner or have been printed in a famous Offizin. This subheading includes collections
- Of editions of the Bible ( Biblia Hebraica in particular ) or
- Individual classics (eg, of Horace and Cicero),
- From published with certain printers and publishers books,
- About special events and events
- On very specific subjects,
- On certain personalities.
Previously, Bibliophile often extended to the collection of books which are special by their destinies; being rare and forbidden (especially in the Roman Church to the index set ) Books. Much sought generally still made in the earliest days of printing books ( incunabula ) and the first editions of works by classical writers.
The preference of collectors can still relate to other features of the books. Often high prices are paid for
- Splendor and illustrated editions,
- Uncut copies of back rare plants,
- Those with a wide margin (large paper),
- Decorated with miniatures and initials books,
- Prints on parchment, vellum or other unusual materials.
Also very popular are books with the inscribed name of the previous owner, if they were important people.
In addition to reading and collecting books lovers, which is referred to as recipients' bibliophiles, but there are also the bibliophile that drives his books love so much that he created books and thus becomes the producing bibliophiles. The producing Bibliophilie place as performing arts originated in the attempt of man to reproduce his reality. Once order to preserve the memory, at other times in order to transmit it to others. So show two motives, the second predominantly social in nature. To meet this social value justice, there are also events such as the Mainz Minipressen fair at which Bibliophile come together in the Gutenberg city of Mainz, to exchange ideas and present their latest books and prints.
Colloquially bibliophile people are also called Bookworm, because sometimes they keep the books among others are often so close to his face that it looks as if they would eat them. In the literature, this metaphor was first used in 1747 by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in his comedy The young scholar ( Act 3, first appearance ).