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| Vilnius: Portrait of a City |
| Anthology of photographs and text |
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The book is comprised of photographs of Vilnius from the 19th–21st century, and written references to the city, the earliest of which is a letter by Gediminas dated 1323.
Vytautas Augustinas, Arūnas Baltėnas, Alfonsas Budvytis, Jan Bułhak, Tyburcy Chodżko, Józef Czechowicz, Roman Loranc, Alter Kacyzne and many others all photographed the same streets, churches, squares, districts and panoramas. Their works are grouped here according to subject and a certain aesthetic logic.
Alongside them are essays on Vilnius (Tomas Venclova, Czeslaw Milosz); travelogues, beginning in the time of Adam Honor Kirkor; recollections (Lucy S. Dawidowicz, Alfred Doblin, Joseph Frank etc.); travel impressions (Keith Chesterton, Anna Dostoyevskaya etc.); letters (Žemaitė, George Forster etc.); excerpts, and verse, all dedicated to Vilnius.
The foreword includes text in the languages of the inhabitants of Vilnius – Lithuanian, Polish, Latin, Yiddish, Russian, and Byelorussian.
Compiled by Isaac Zibuts and Raimondas Paknys
Text chosen and edited by Audra KairienÄ—
Available in Lithuanian and in English
240 photographs
Hard cover, slipcase
Print 5×5, 250×320 mm, 360 p. |
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ISBN 978-9955-736-31-8 (Lithuanian)
ISBN 978-9955-736-32-5 (English)
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| Vilnius |
| A Guide to Its Names and People |
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| Tomas Venclova |
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Several years ago, Tomas Venclova wrote Vilnius. City Guide – a highly popular book, published in five languages. Vilnius: A Guide to Its Names and People, according to the author, is an extension, a second volume of this guide. A book about famous people who left their mark on the history of the city. The author has discovered little known information and lively details about many of them.
The book maintains an unbiased relationship, and offers non-stereotypical comments. Its nine chapters present biographies of 576 people whose lives involved Vilnius.
Soft cover, 349 p., 215x148 mm |
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ISBN 9986-830-96-6 (Lithuanian) /sold out/
ISBN 978-9955-736-22-6 (English)
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| Vilnius |
| Images of Old Vilnius |
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Panoramas from the hills surrounding the Old Town, meandering little streets, courtyards, churches and manor-houses against a dynamic sky, ornate interiors, monuments, charming city alcoves – the most beautiful sights that Vilnius has to offer are compiled in this book. Here, Vilnius is tranquil, golden in the light of the rising or setting sun, crowned in a halo of clouds, washed by the rain or carpeted in snow, hushed in the brief moment of an apple tree in blossom, in the misty ambience of autumn. An out-of-the-ordinary city, captured in moments – as one would wish it to be seen, and to remain for those who follow after us.
Photographers: Arūnas Baltėnas, Raimondas Paknys, Dzianis Ramaniuk, Kęstutis Stoškus
Introduction author – Tomas Venclova
Artist – Isaac Zibuts
Lithuanian and English; colour photographs
Hard cover, with jacket and case. 112 p., 300×225 mm |
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ISBN 9986-830-99-0 (Lithuanian/English)
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| Vilnius |
| Souvenir album |
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Small souvenir album of the most familiar Vilnius panoramas, streets, buildings and interiors.
Available in Polish, English, German; colour photographs.
Hard cover, 48 p., 175x195 mm. |
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ISBN 978-9955-736-03-5 (English) /sold out/
ISBN 978-9955-736-04-2 (Polish) /sold out/
ISBN 978-9955-736-05-9 (German)
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| Vilnius |
| A City of Heritage and Tradition |
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A book on Vilnius, its legends and its symbols, the legacy of the Middle Ages, Christianity, the people who lived and live here, its old university, the architecture of its Old Town, festivities, etc. Illustrated with numerous colour photographs.
Text author – Audra Kairienė
Available in English and in German
Hard cover, 48 p., 297x210 mm |
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ISBN 9986-830-52-4 (English) /sold out/
ISBN 9986-830-53-2 (German)
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