English summary: Picasso was one of the most prolific artists of the 20th Century, including in the decorative art of book design. Between 1905 and 1973, he designed more than 150 books, the most important of which are shown in a superb exhibition at the Museum Brandhorst in Munich. The focus of the exhibition lies on Picasso's experimentation with techniques and expressive possibilities in this fascinating medium. This catalog and the exhibition present the artist's book by Picasso as a complex object, not as a commercial art. The universal artist scratched, cut, stabbed or drew illustrations, but he also wrote poems, dedications and political texts. Page sequences, layout and typography inspired him as much as book covers and slipcases. He used almost every previously known printing technique and drove new technologies to their limits. The earliest illustrations were created at the request of his friend, the author Max Jacob. They were followed in the coming decades by projects...

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