У всех, кто любит читать, есть домашняя библиотека. Дом без книг, на мой взгляд, - пуст и бездушен, т.к. душа всегда требует пищи. Духовной! А книги, как известно, и есть эта пища... Библиотека может быть разной и по объёму и по содержанию... но она должна быть! Сегодня предлагаю заглянуть именно в домашние библиотеки - очень интимное место в прошлом (помните, что в библиотеку не все допускались?) и достаточно открытое сейчас (как призыв к диалогу, возможность найти "своего" человека).

Рудольф фон Альт (акварель)

Я мысленно вхожу в ваш кабинет:
Здесь те, кто был, и те, кого уж нет,
Но чья для нас не умерла химера;
И бьётся сердце, взятое в их плен…
Бодлера лик, нормандский ус Флобера,
Скептичный Франс, святой Сатир — Верлен,
Кузнец — Бальзак, чеканщики — Гонкуры…
Их лица терпкие и чёткие фигуры
Глядят со стен, и спит в сафьянах книг
Их дух, их мысль, их ритм, их бунт, их крик…
Я верен им… но более глубоко
Волнует эхо здесь звучавших слов…
К вам приходил Владимир Соловьёв,
И голова библейского пророка
(К ней шёл бы крест, верблюжий мех у чресл)
Склонялась на обшивку этих кресл…
Творец людей, глашатай книг и вкусов,
Принесший вам Флобера, как Коран,
Сюда входил, садился на диван
И расточал огонь и блеск Урусов.
Как закрепить умолкнувшую речь?
Как дать словам движенье, тембр, оттенки?
Мне памятна больного Стороженки
Седая голова меж низких плеч.
Всё, что теперь забыто иль в загоне, —
Весь тайный цвет Европы иль Москвы —
Вокруг себя объединяли вы:
Брандес и Банг, Танеев, Минцлов, Кони…
Раскройте вновь дневник… гляжу на ваш
Чеканный профиль с бронзовой медали —
Рука невольно ищет карандаш,
А мысль плывёт в померкнувшие дали…
И в шелесте листаемых страниц,
В напеве слов, в изгибах интонаций
Мерцают отсветы бесед, событий, лиц…
Угасшие огни былых иллюминаций…

Максимилиан Волошин.

Йоханн Хамза (Johann Hamza,1850-1927) - австрийский художник

Йоханн Хамза родился 21 июня 1850 года в Чехии, в городе Тельш. С раннего возраста он проявил себя, как непревзойденный мастер, уделяющий особое внимание деталям, фактурам поверхностей предметного мира. Будучи совсем еще юным, почти подростком, Йоханн Хамза поехал в Вену, чтобы поступить учиться в Академию художеств.
На формирование стиля Йоханна Хамзы, как живописца, большое влияние оказала культура рококо с её роскошными формами. Художник писал небольшие по размеру картины, предназначенные для украшения стен уютных гостиных и кабинетов.
По его картинам можно изучать историческую действительность во всем ее многообразии. Говоря о сюжете данных картин, нельзя не отметить, что на полотнах художника мы видим приятных, чаще молодых, людей, всегда чем-то занятых: они читают,обсуждают, общаются. И все эти действия происходят на фоне изумительно уютных, теплых, притягивающих взгляд, интерьеров библиотек, которые хочется бесконечно рассматривать и изучать.
Художник по праву занимает выдающееся место в ряду немецких художников. Его работы неоднократно экспонировались в галереях Мюнхена, Дрездена, Вены. Он был удостоен золотой медали на Лондонской выставке в 1891 году. Художник своим творчеством повлиял на расцвет жанровой живописи в Вене в последней четверти 19 века. Его произведения были популярны у самых широких слоев общества, поэтому часто печатались в различных журналах.

 

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Артур Джон Ломакс "В библиотеке"

Эдуард Гау "Библиотека Императора Александра 2"

Эдуард Джон "Девушка читающая библиотеке"

Гарриет Бакер "Библиотека"

Карл Шпицвег "Книжный червь"

Николай Богомолов "Библиотека"

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Книжные шкафы XVIII − начала XX века

A GEORGE II OAK BOOKCASE OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM, PRINCIPALLY 18TH CENTURY
the central glazed section between Corinthian pilasters and a pair of cupboards with conforming fielded panel doors the angle panels of each door later carved with foliate motifs, alterations
243cm. high, 346cm. wide, 43cm. deep; 7ft. 11¾in., 11ft. 4¼in., 1ft. 5in.

 

 

A Scottish George IV inlaid mahogany and satinwood secretaire breakfront bookcase in the manner of William Trotter circa 1825
height 7 ft. 6 in.; width 6 ft. 11 1/2 in.; depth 21 in.
228.6 cm; 212.1 cm; 53.3 cm

A George II mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1740, possibly to a design by William Kent, originally an alcove fitment with consequential alterations to the sides
the fluted cornice with broken triangular pediment above three doors, the centre one with an oval mullion and fluted carved pilasters, headed by corbels, the lower part with a scroll moulding above divided doors, flanked by two banks of four drawers, the rear sections of the sides, cornice, waist moulding and plinth extended in the 19th century following removal from original alcove
266.5cm. high, 232.5cm. wide, 67cm. deep; 8ft. 9in., 7ft. 7½in., 2ft. 2½in.

AN ENGLISH OAK BOOKCASE
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With blind-fret-carved ornament flanking the glazed doors, the backboards inscribed 'No. 2' and 'case from window to chimneypiece'
94.1/2 in. (240 cm.) high; 76 in. (193 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep

A late Regency mahogany circular library bookcase, circa 1820
the leather-lined top above four bays of open shelves
87.5cm. high, 80cm. diameter; 2ft. 10½in., 2ft. 7½in.

A pair of Victorian oak bookcase cabinets mid-19th century
The upper section fitted with a breakfronted cornice above a case fitted with a pair of glazed doors opening to three adjustable shelves flanked by fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals, the hinged pilasters opening to concealed compartments, the conforming, projecting lower section fitted with a pair of cupboard doors flanked by a pair of paneled secret doors opening to cupboards. The cornice of one with a Maple's depository label stamped A.E. BAKER ESQ.
height 7 ft 2 1/2 in.; width 5 ft. 8 1/4 in.; depth 20 3/4 in.
219.8 cm; 173.3 cm; 52.7 cm

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BOOKCASE, MID-18TH CENTURY
of architectural form, the sides with carrying handles
205cm. high, 135cm. wide, 40.5. deep; 6ft. 8½in., 4ft. 5in, 1ft. 3¾in.

A MID-VICTORIAN BROWN OAK REVOLVING BOOKCASE
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The dentil moulded cornice above panelled sides with open recesses with adjustable shelves, on a reeded quadripartite base with bun feet on castors
60½ in. (154 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) square

A Regency marble-top rosewood small bookcase circa 1815
height 32 3/4 in.; width 15 1/4 in.; depth 12 in.
83.2 cm; 38.7 cm; 30.5 cm

A PAIR OF ENGLISH MAHOGANY REVOLVING BOOKCASE CABINETS,
EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
both mounted with leather and paper-lined book-form shelf dividers, the lower cabinet doors opening to reveal a storage area divided by a single shelf
67in. (170cm.) high, 21in. (53.5cm.) diameter

Книжные шкафы второй половины XVIII − первой четверти XIX век

A GEORGE III ‘GOTHICK’ BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED BOOKCASE
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, THE JAPANNING PROBABLY FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, SOME ALTERATIONS
In the Gothic style, decorated with landscapes, figures, birds and foliage throughout, with two broken arches flanked by cluster columns and surmounted by three finials, with two two glazed doors enclosing fitted shelves, the lower section with two cupboard doors opening to reveal an arrangement of drawers
117 ¾ in. (299 cm.) high, 81 in. (205.7 cm.) wide, 31 1/8 in. (79 cm.) deep

A GEORGE III EBONY-INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE LIBRARY BOOKCASE
Attributed to Thomas Chippendale, circa 1765
Of stepped breakfront outline, the central section with imbricated and ebony-veneered swan's neck cresting centered by a platform over a fiddleback mahogany cross-grained frieze, the central door with glazing bars centered by a foliate C-scroll cartouche suspended from husk chairs and within an arch and lozenge tablets, the side sections with pierced hexagon-pattern galleries and later draped urn ebony-inlaid finials over glazed doors of a similar arched and lozenge design headed by a clasp, the three doors enclosing mahogany-fronted shelves, the base with a secretaire drawer fitted with a baize-lined double ratchet easel and two mahogany-lined side drawers (one divided) over three long drawers all mounted with original foliate-cast gilt-lacquered handles, flanked by a pair of cut-corner cupboard doors, the whole inlaid in ebony with stylized foliate scrolls, and broad lines in geometric patterns of cut-corner and circular panels, with ebonized-molded base, the hinges of top drawer stamped H. TIBATS, and labeled G. JETLEY/24, BRUTON ST. BERKELEY SQ. WI, the central platform support and finials later, the underside of plinth with yellow wash over an apparently original red wash
99 in. (251.5 cm.) high, 79 in. (199.6 cm.) wide, 24½ in. (62.5 cm.) deep

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD BOOKCASE
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1773-75
With ebony stringing overall, the broken arched pediment above a pair of doors and foliate-carved bars centred by mirrored ovals, enclosing four adjustable shelves, the lower section with a pair of doors inset with roundels, enclosing two adjustable shelves, on crossbanded spade feet, with pencil inscription 'Jas Neffield / May 9 1667', the ovals re-silvered
105 in. (267 cm.) high; 60 ½ in. (153.5 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep

A PAIR OF GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SATINWOOD SECRETAIRE BOOKCASES
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE BROOKSHAW , CIRCA 1790
Each upper section with an arched cresting centred by a half-fan medallion and with acanthus leaf cornice, above a pair of brass Gothic-glazed doors enclosing three ribbon-tied reed-fronted shelves, flanked by panels of climbing flowers, the base with bowed central section above a hinged frieze drawer decorated with floral swags enclosing a writing-surface, flanked by painted ovals with landscapes depicting a villa (Whitton Park) and country house (Shardeloes) on one cabinet, and two rural scenes on the other, divided by reeded panels, above a central door with a ribbon-suspended oval of Cupid disarmed by Euphrosyne on one cabinet, and Cupid distressed by nymphs on the other within an anthemion border, flanked by doors painted with ribbon-tied roses, above a laurel apron and on turned feet, the decoration refreshed, restoration to cornice
88 in. (22 4 cm.) high; 48 in. (124 cm.) wide, 17 in. (44 cm.) deep

A George III rosewood freestanding library open dwarf-bookcase, last quarter 18th century
the divided fall-front opening to reveal a leather writing surface, the left side fitted with a writing slope, the right side ratcheted and with apertures to the mahogany top for fixing a reading stand, above two short drawers, above three adjustable shelves, the reverse with two dummy cupboard doors, with brass carrying handles to the sides
83.5cm. high, 107cm. wide, 33.5cm. deep; 2ft. 9in., 3ft. 6in., 1ft. 1¼in.

A PAIR OF GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SATINWOOD SECRETAIRE BOOKCASES
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE BROOKSHAW , CIRCA 1790
Each upper section with an arched cresting centred by a half-fan medallion and with acanthus leaf cornice, above a pair of brass Gothic-glazed doors enclosing three ribbon-tied reed-fronted shelves, flanked by panels of climbing flowers, the base with bowed central section above a hinged frieze drawer decorated with floral swags enclosing a writing-surface, flanked by painted ovals with landscapes depicting a villa (Whitton Park) and country house (Shardeloes) on one cabinet, and two rural scenes on the other, divided by reeded panels, above a central door with a ribbon-suspended oval of Cupid disarmed by Euphrosyne on one cabinet, and Cupid distressed by nymphs on the other within an anthemion border, flanked by doors painted with ribbon-tied roses, above a laurel apron and on turned feet, the decoration refreshed, restoration to cornice
88 in. (22 4 cm.) high; 48 in. (124 cm.) wide, 17 in. (44 cm.) deep

A George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, circa 1800, attributed to Gillows
with six astragal glazed doors above six panelled cupboard doors, enclosing adjustable shelves, the reverse inscribed in chalk GRAHAM EX AUSTELL and EX TY WARDREAD and with paper labels inscribed in ink No 24, No 29, No 51 and No 52
275cm. high, 432cm. wide, 57cm. deep; 108½in., 170in., 22½in.

A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED FIGURED AND PLUM PUDDING MAHOGANY BOOKCASES
BY OTHON KOLPING, CIRCA 1805
Each with tablet-centred S-scroll and akroteria-mounted cornice above a single glazed door enclosing four adjustable shelves, flanked by fluted pilasters with stylised anthemion capitals, the base doors mounted with foliate panels and reeded diamond-lozenges centred by allegorical figures, the angles mounted with flaming torches on a shaped plinth base with lappet-cast mouldings, one cabinet with concealed compartment to the base, stamped 'KOLPING' twice to the cornice to one cabinet, one cabinet with ink inscribed paper label '3', the other with similar label '4'
105 in. (267 cm.) high; 43 in. (109 cm.) wide; 17 ¼ in. (43 ½ cm.) deep

A FEDERAL SATINWOOD-INLAID AND VERRE EGLOMISE MAHOGANY CYLINDER DESK-AND-BOOKCASE
PROBABLY BALTIMORE, 1800-1810
the base doors open to a divided interior fitted with short drawers and central folio section, the lowermost drawers with lidded compartments; as illustrated in Hidden Treasures, p. 157 (see below), one of the newspaper clippings on the reverse of a panel reads, Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser Saturday July 26th, 1800 PHILADELPHIA; central églomisé panel in pediment replaced
103 in. high, 42¾ in. wide, 24 in. deep

A REGENCY MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD AND EBONISED REVOLVING BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1810-1815
Each independently revolving graduated tier faced with leather bindings, the turned column on three downswept legs with brass lion's paw caps and castors, losses and old replacements to the bindings, possibly originally with a finial to top
60 in. (152 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) diameter