Artuš or Artur Scheiner (28 October 1863 – 20 December 1938) was a prolific Bohemian painter, decorative artist, and illustrator, known best for his precise gouache drawing, mostly in secessional style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards and designs.
23-483: Scheiner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Artuš Scheiner (1863–1938), Czech painter and illustrator Christoph Scheiner (1573/75–1650), Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer (born c. 1573) David Scheiner (born 1938), American physician and activist Elliot Scheiner (born 1947), American record producer and record engineer Jake Scheiner (born 1995), American infielder/outfielder for
46-509: A co-organiser of the Prague Symposium on Large City Libraries and one of the initiators of INTAMEL (International Association of Large City Libraries). In 1968, the library joined the demands of the so-called Prague Spring with its action programme. Twelve new branches were opened and other specialised departments were established (e.g. a study room for pragensia). The "People's University of Science, Technology and Art" became part of
69-506: A completely new secession style. In the 1920s, his style led to cooperation with a puppet troupe in Prague. His stage curtain designs were used for line production in 1932 by the J. R. Vilímek Publishing House as complete set for small home theatres that were fashionable in the period. From 1911 to 1913 Scheiner's two oil paintings – Virgin Mary and child, Crucifixion on wood were on display at
92-539: A reputation as a talented artist-humorist with a focus on the situational humour of everyday life. In 1902, now freelance, he illustrated his first book, a children's fairy tale Růženka a Bobeš by Václav Říha . His black and white pen and ink line drawings in secessionist style gained him popularity and new contracts. He illustrated fairy-tale books from well-known authors such as Božena Němcová 's The Disobedient Kids and other Czechoslovak Fairy Tales, Karel Jaromír Erben , Hans Christian Andersen and others. In 1928, in
115-651: A single Library of the Capital City of Prague. The library network consisted of the Central Library and 40 other libraries in the city. The collection had about 260 thousand volumes and almost 700 thousand loans were made annually. Signatures and catalogues were unified and book purchases were centralised. Other libraries were also established, and in 1938 there were libraries in 50 locations in Prague (library fund of 640 thousand volumes, number of borrowings about 2 million). Dr. Jan Thon played an important role in
138-508: Is clad in Gorizia sandstone and divided by simple cornices. The tympanum above the left side entrance in the arcade, leading to the residence of the Mayor of Prague, has a sculptural decoration with the emblems of the city of Prague. [REDACTED] Media related to Municipal Library in Prague at Wikimedia Commons This article relating to library science or information science is
161-878: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Artu%C5%A1 Scheiner Scheiner was not classically trained in art. He began painting as a child and became passionate about art during high school. He originally worked as financial clerk at the Financial General in Prague. Scheiner began his career with drawings in Lustige Blätter , a weekly German humour magazine published in Berlin , and other magazines in Germany, Austria and Hungary. From 1880, his drawings were published in humorous Czech periodical magazines such as Světozor (from 1897), Paleček , Švanda dudák , and Zlatá Praha . He gradually built
184-679: The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball Julius Scheiner (1858–1913), German astronomer, astrophysicist and Jesuit Mordechai Scheiner , Israeli Orthodox rabbi Rebecca Scheiner , German stage director Yitzchok Scheiner (1922–2021), Israeli-American rabbi See also [ edit ] Scheiner (crater) , lunar impact crater that lies to the west of the enormous walled plain Clavius, named after Christoph Scheiner Shiner (surname) Schein [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
207-521: The Prague Bible from 1488. The first public municipal library in Prague started its activity on 1 July 1891. At the beginning it had 3 370 books, which were used in the lending and reading rooms. In 1903 it found its permanent location on the corner of Platnéřská Street, Žatecká Street and Mariánské náměstí in the Old Town, i.e. in the place where its present Central Building stands. In 1898-1920,
230-529: The Romance about the faithful friendship of Amis and Amil by Julius Zeyer , his work also included soft erotic drawings. These books were also published in expensive high-quality graphic versions to emphasise the drawings. He illustrated the Kulihrášek series, a series of comic books for children written by Marta Voleská . In 1930, he illustrated Podivuhodné příběhy barona Prášila by Adolf Wenig . In 1933,
253-525: The surname Scheiner . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scheiner&oldid=1209514807 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732788024430276-726: The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Štěchovice , Czech Republic. Municipal Library of Prague The Municipal Library of Prague ( Czech : Městská knihovna v Praze ) is one of the largest libraries in Prague , Czech Republic . It is an open institution that offers access to fiction and educational literature for children and adults. Its collection includes CDs with music and spoken word, DVDs with Czech and foreign films, maps, sheet music, MP3s, newspapers and magazines, prints and reproductions. It provides its readers with free access to international information databases, as well as allowing
299-634: The Czech Republic. The library is of national importance also because it provides data on individual books to other libraries in the Czech Republic and thus has an impact on the functioning of the Czech library network. The Central Library is located in the house No. 98/I on Mariánské náměstí in the Old Town, with side facades at 2 Valentinská Street and 1 Žatecká Street. It was the first purpose-built library building in Czechoslovakia and one of
322-572: The book tower), a column of 8,000 books by the Slovak artist Matej Kren. The main entrance is covered by a five-axis portico. In its windows are decorative grilles designed by Karel Štipl, and above them small tympanums with five sculptures symbolizing the branches of human labour. On the portico there are six sculptures of allegories of art by sculptor Ladislav Kofranek on the first floor balcony. The sculptures represent in turn literature, sculpture, music, philosophy, drama and architecture. The façade area
345-402: The collection of old art), 1958, 1963 (modification of the auditorium of the large hall) and 1988-1989 (Bohumil Fantaː roofing of the courtyard). The last reconstruction took place in 1996-1997 and the restorers tried to bring the building back to the state in which it welcomed its first readers seventy years ago. Since 1998, the foyer of the building has housed the so-called Idiom (also known as
368-451: The development of the library and was its director in 1920-1942 and 1945-1948. During the Nazi occupation, thousands of books, racially, politically and ideologically objectionable from the Nazi point of view, were discarded and several library workers were imprisoned. The year 1945 marked the resumption of normal activities and the return of the discarded books, but after February 1948 there
391-436: The director was the librarian and well-known poet Antonín Sova , who began to build a system of catalogues, established the first six branches and tried to push for the library to get "a dignified building in the centre of the city". On 1 January 1922, a law uniting Prague and 38 other towns and municipalities came into force. At the same time, a proposal was approved to merge the libraries of these municipalities and to create
414-443: The library's internal work has been gradually renewed. The revolution in 1989 marked the return to the standard status of the library in a democratic society. In 2015, the library operated 40 branches and three library buses. The largest library in the network is the Central Library on Mariánské náměstí. The director of the library is Tomáš Řehák. It is currently one of the most important and also most generously funded libraries in
437-403: The library, engaged in educational and cultural activities, which gained the library considerable popularity in the relatively favourable climate of the time. The so-called " normalisation " of the 1970s brought again strong ideological pressure, the creation of new "libri prohibiti", a complete freeze of international cooperation and a general stagnation of the library. Since the end of the 1970s,
460-537: The most modern in Europe. It was designed for a wide range of activities, not only for libraries, but also for concerts, education and exhibitions. The extensive and modern storage facilities allowed for the dynamic growth of the library collection. The building was constructed by the companies of Václav Nekvasil and the Kavalír brothers. Partial reconstructions were carried out in 1936-1937 and 1939 (architect Jan Sokol for
483-493: The original fairy-tale illustrations were exhibited in the Prague Central Library for the first time. Scheiner died 20 December 1938 in Prague. His work included children's books, classic novels, advertising postcards, posters and even theatrical curtains. In 1895 he designed a puppet theatre for the children of his brother Josef Scheiner, who served as mayor of Sokol Prague, handcarving the wooden puppets in
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#1732788024430506-458: The public to use the Internet on a PC or free wi-fi connection. The service to the public is world-class. In addition to information and research services, the library organises public events, concerts, theatre and dance performances, talks with authors, fashion shows, discussions. It is one of the most important libraries in the country. The oldest item in the library's collections is a print of
529-407: Was a total ideologization of all library activities and considerable organizational chaos. There was a scrapping and liquidation of part of the collection and also a personnel action against a number of qualified workers. In the second half of the 1950s, the professional level of the library was gradually restored, and the 1960s brought the development of library services. In 1966, the library became
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