January Uprising Catalog of Documents
by Izabela Jurczyk
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: The National Library of Poland
- 8.271
Book is a catalog of unique documents of everyday social life from the period of the Polish national uprising against the annexation of Poland by the Russian Empire in January 1863. It was the largest and longest national uprising in Poland, as well as in Lithuania and parts of Belarus, it collapsed in the fall of 1864. The catalog was issued as an anniversary publication on the 160th anniversary of the outbreak of the uprising. The ceremonial nature of the publication was emphasized by the gold color, which is also reminiscent of the shimmering January snow, hardcover and golden panels.
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