Ausstellung: Die schönsten deutschen Bücher

In the organizer's words:

In the "Most Beautiful German Books" competition, two juries of experts selected the 25 most beautiful books of the year in an elaborate process. 14 jurors spent seven days discussing the submitted titles. The 25 selected books are exemplary in terms of design, concept and workmanship. They show a wide range of design and production possibilities as well as important trends and currents in German book production. There are five winners in each of the five categories "General Literature", "Academic Books, Reference Books, Textbooks", "Guidebooks, Non-Fiction", "Art Books, Photo Books, Exhibition Catalogs" and "Children's Books, Books for Young People".

Background information: The Stiftung Buchkunst, based in Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, has been critically monitoring German book production since 1966. The aim is to promote the quality of books in technical and artistic terms. The foundation's main task is the "Most Beautiful German Books" competition. With its competitions, the Stiftung Buchkunst aims to draw the public's attention beyond the content to top achievements in book design and book production and thus help the medium of the book and its form to attract more attention. Books from German publishers as well as books from foreign publishers are eligible to participate, provided that the technical production took place exclusively in Germany.

Novels section, level 2