Münchener Kalender

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Münchener Kalender


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Series information :

  • Date of issue : 1885-1936
  • Number of calendars: 51
  • Variants : some advertisments on the back of the calendars differ, for example in 1916 and 1917

Series

This is a series of large (16x31 cm) paper book calendars printed by G.J. Manz, München, Germany. These calendars were designed by the famous German artist Otto Hupp and were issued by the Zentralverein für Kirchenbau, who decided in 1884 to issue an artcalendar.

The first calendars show, besides the different months and some general information on the year the arms of the zodiac signs, as well as the arms of München on the front page. In 1895 Hupp finally got permission to add iin each calendar 12 arms of German States and important noble families. At the end of the calendar genealogical data on the different families were added, written by Gustav A. Seyler and from 1922 onwards by Dr. von Klocke.

An example of the inside:

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A special foldable inside was added in 1891 with the arms of the breweries from München:


At the end of each calendar indices appeared with the names of the family arms that were already published. Such indices were also printed separately as advertisment.

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The calendars became quite popular and reached sales of 17000 copies in 1895. The calendars were highly advertised and, at the same time, also showed some advertisement on the back for other publications. An example hereof is the advertisement of the Kaffee Hag heraldic albums, also with images of Hupp.

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Advertisement for the albums
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Advertisement for the Hag albums

Due to the First World War and the following economic crises in Germany, the volumes dropped to 4000 in 1932, even though the calendars were heavily advertised. In 1933 no calendar appeared. In 1934 Hupp issued one on his own, no longer with the Zentralverein für Kirchenbau. The sales did not go well, but Hupp desperately wanted his 50th edition in 1935, which was eventually issued. A smaller version was finally added in 1936, which was the last one of the series.


The known calendars <gallery> File:1884.mka.jpg|1884 File:1885.mka.jpg|1885 File:1886.mka.jpg|1886 File:1887.mka.jpg|1887 File:1888.mka.jpg|1888 File:1889.mka.jpg|1889 File:1890.mka.jpg|1890 File:1891.mka.jpg|1891 File:1892.mka.jpg|1892 File:1893.mka.jpg|1893 File:1894.mka.jpg|1894 File:1895.mka.jpg|1895 File:1896.mka.jpg|1896 File:1897.mka.jpg|1897 File:1898.mka.jpg|1898 File:1899.mka.jpg|1899 File:1900.mka.jpg|1900 File:1901.mka.jpg|1901 File:1902.mka.jpg|1902 File:1903.mka.jpg|1903 File:1904.mka.jpg|1904 File:1905.mka.jpg|1905 File:1906.mka.jpg|1906 File:1907.mka.jpg|1907 File:1908.mka.jpg|1908 File:1909.mka.jpg|1909 File:1910.mka.jpg|1910 File:1911.mka.jpg|1911 File:1912.mka.jpg|1912 File:1913.mka.jpg|1913 File:1914.mka.jpg|1914 File:1915.mka.jpg|1915 File:1916.mka.jpg|1916 File:1917.mka.jpg|1917 File:1918.mka.jpg|1918 File:1919.mka.jpg|1919 File:1920.mka.jpg|1920 File:1921.mka.jpg|1921 File:1922.mka.jpg|1922 File:1923.mka.jpg|1923 File:1924.mka.jpg|1924 File:1925.mka.jpg|1925 File:1926.mka.jpg|1926 File:1927.mka.jpg|1927 File:1928.mka.jpg|1928 File:1929.mka.jpg|1929 File:1930.mka.jpg|1930 File:1931.mka.jpg|1931 File:1932.mka.jpg|1932 not issued|1933 File:1934.mka.jpg|1934 File:1935.mka.jpg|1935 File:1936.mka.jpg|1936 </gallery