BOKFÖRLAGET STOLPE

W ater routes long

constituted the most

natural way to tra-

vel, and the ships that people

travelled on also served as

an expression of the owner’s

status and power. The roughly

forty ship artefacts in the

Skagen Collection, in the form

of figureheads, ornaments and

other decorative elements, bear

witness to many stories about

life at sea.

This anthology presents a

number of approaches to the

many symbols and artistic

expressions found on vessels

along with recent photos and

new knowledge about the figure-

heads.

X i Jinping has established an iron

grip on the world’s most populous

country, and in terms of ideas,

China is also taking a larger place in

the world. What role do nationalism and

longer historical perspectives play? In

these five essays, some of Sweden’s most

prominent sinologists consider the foun-

dational ideas of China – from Confucius

to today.

T he Sampans from Canton is an

award-winning book consisting of

99 Chinese gouaches from the se-

cond half of the 18th century. In minute

detail, they depict an entire community

afloat on the water, with the various sam-

pan vessels used for everything from the

sale of fruit and religious

ceremonies to warfare and thievery. To-

gether, these

gouaches constitute one of the largest

collections of hand-

painted Chinese works preserved from this

period.

The book is also available in a Bibliop-

hile edition of 49 copies signed by the

Chairman of Nordstjernan, Viveca Ax:son

Johnson.

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Imagery of the Sea – Figureheads and Symbols (Havets bildspråk – Galjonsfigurer och symboler)ISBN Eng: 978-91-985237-9-9ISBN Swe: 978-91-985237-8-2100 illustrations. 32 x 24.5 cm. 250 ppAutumn 2019

Japanese History – And the Idea of UniquenessISBN Eng: 978-91-639-7205-8100 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 500 ppAutumn 2019

Den kinesiska idén – från Konfucius till Xi Jinping(The Chinese Idea – From Confucius to Xi Jinping)ISBN Swe: 978-91-639-7204-1Swe: 978-91-985236-2-1 30 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 80 ppAugust 2019

The Sampans from Canton (Sampanerna från Kanton) ISBN Eng: 978-91-639-7202-7ISBN Swe: 978-91-639-7201-099 illustrations. 27 x 36 cm. 220 + 48 pp of stand-alone essaysAutumn 2018

I n Japan, the study of

nihonjinron became popu-

lar after the Second World

in an attempt to explain the

uniqueness of the country’s

culture and character. Some of

the essays in this volume deal

with these issues and explore

aspects of the Japanese quest

for a national identity. Today

Japan is one of the world’s

largest economies, but it is

facing enormous challenges on

a social, cultural, financi-

al and political level. These

challenges are highlighted and

analysed in this book through

themes and topics from Japa-

nese history: identity, ar-

chitecture, religion, manga,

Christianity in Japan, the

Samurais and many other sub-

jects. Edited by Svante Tirén

T he international art

world has been taken

by storm by Hilma af

Klint’s art. From the ini-

tial success at the Moderna

museet in Stockholm 2013 to

the exhibition in New York’s

Guggenheim Museum, the Ax-

:son Johnson Foundation has

arranged a number of interna-

tional seminars, in conjunc-

tion with the exhibitions, in

order to promote scholarship

about Hilma af Klint and set

her pioneering work in a his-

torical context. The topics

range from early abstract

art, the impact of Darwinism

and Goethe’s Theory of Colour

to the importance of occult

religious movements such as

Theosophy and Anthroposophy

that influenced the early mo-

dernists and Hilma af Klint.

Hilma af Klint – Visionary(Hilma af Klint – Tidsandans visionär)ISBN eng: 978-91-639-7203-4ISBN swe: 978-91-985237-0-6 60 illustrations. 28.5 x 22.5 cm.180 ppAutumn 2019

Hilma af Klint – Seeing is Believing(Hilma af Klint – Att se är att inse)ISBN swe: 978-91-89069-08-4ISBN eng: 978-91-89069-18-360 illustrations. 28.5 x 22.5 cm. 240 ppSpring 2020

Hilma af Klint – The Art of Seeing the Invisible(Hilma af Klint – Konsten att se det osynliga)ISBN swe: 978-91-89069-07-7 ISBN eng: 978-91-89069-17-660 illustrations. 28.5 x 22.5 cm. 320 ppSpring 2020

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F or the first time, Hilma af

Klint’s works have been

collected in a Catalogue

Raisonné. This is a historical

document, divided into seven

volumes, about one of Sweden’s

most fascinating collections of

artistic output. The first vo-

lume, Målningar från Templet

[‘Paintings from the Temple’[,

will be published in spring

2020.

The paintings are presented

in the same order that Hilma af

Klint herself numbered them, an

important aspect that clearly

enhances the reader’s under-

standing and feel for her arti-

stry. The works are printed in

an exclusive edition designed

by Patric Leo. The series is

produced with the permission of

the Hilma af Klint Foundation,

and features introductions by

Daniel Birnbaum and Kurt Alm-

qvist.

Hilma af Klint – Catalogue Raisonné ISBN Eng: 978-91-89069-11-4XX illustrations. XX x XX cm. XX ppSpring 2020

Omslag, uppslag och infotext Dekadens

T he fear of living in the

end times has a long his-

tory. In Decadence and

Decay, a group of distinguished

international scholars descri-

be how societies over time have

handled and interpreted the

concept of decline. In times of

unrest and transition, “decli-

nism”, the notion that a cul-

ture or civilisation is headed

towards irreversible decline,

tends to capture the public

imagination.

The essays in this volume

address how notions of deca-

dence and decay have been used

both as opprobrium and as a

form of self-definition and em-

powerment – an instrument to

protect individualism against

collectivistic oppression. From

ancient Rome to the present,

ideas and expressions of deca-

dence and decay have played a

critical role in how we percei-

ve the world.

Decadence and Decay – From Ancient Rome to the PresentISBN Eng: 978-91-985236-5-2100 illustrations. 30.5 x 22.5 cm. 240 ppAutumn 2019

S wedish Grace is the most celebra-

ted of all periods and styles of

Swedish architecture. The Stock-

holm City Library, the Chapel of the

Resurrection at the Woodland Cemetery

outside Stockholm and the Stockholm

Concert Hall, are all world-famous and

among the most highly regarded buil-

dings in Sweden.

This anthology is an updated relea-

se of the sold-out Swedish Grace – The

Forgotten Modern. Eleven scholars of

various nationalities discuss Swedish

Grace from different angles, highligh-

ting its contemporary relevance.

Swedish Grace – Mellan modernitet och tradition(Swedish Grace – Between Tradition and Modernity)ISBN Swe: 978-91-985236-7-6100 illustrations 30.5 x 22.5 cm. 240 ppAutumn 2019

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NATURALIE-SAMLINGARNAS

HISTORIA

Perspektiv från världsarvet

Engelsberg

TAPETER GENOM

TIDERNA

Perspektiv från världsarvet

Engelsberg

T he internationally renowned Engelsberg semi-

nar takes place every summer in Engelsberg,

Sweden, with the participation of interna-

tionally distinguished public intellectuals, scho-

lars and politicians who address the most pressing

issues of our time such as Religion, Knowledge and

Information, Russia and World Order. The Engelsberg

seminar has been labelled “the most intellectually

stimulating conference in Europe”. Each volume pre-

sents the most interesting and knowledgeable per-

spectives of today’s intellectuals, scholars and

thinkers, considering each topic with a view to the

past, the present and our common future.

Each volume is published in Swedish and in Eng-

lish with a limited run of 25 copies and is hand

bound by Leonard Gustafsson Bookbindery. The co-

ver is made of goatskin and paper hand-marbled in

England. The title is gilt-stamped into the cover.

The Engelsberg Series is available for sale only

through the publishing house.

THE ENGELSBERG SERIES

Knowledge and Information(Kunskap och information)ISBN Swe: 978-91-985237-2-0ISBN Eng: 978-91-985237-1-3 90 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 340 ppSummer 2019

The Swedish Success Story(Den svenska framgångssagan)ISBN Swe: 978-91-985237-3-7ISBN Eng: 978-91-985237-4-490 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 340 ppSummer 2019

The Return of Geopolitics(Geopolitikens återkomst) ISBN Swe: 978-91-985236-0-7ISBN Eng: 978-91-985236-1-490 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 340 ppSummer 2019

O ver the centuries, wall-

paper has been one of our

most important wall de-

corations. Attitudes to wallpa-

per have changed through time,

especially in recent decades.

However, today there is a strong

and growing interest in wallpaper

and the historic preservation of

buildings.

As the first stand-alone volume

in a series on the World Heri-

tage Site Engelsberg, this book

provides an understanding of the

history of wallpaper. Through nu-

merous pictures, both historical

and modern, the experts in the

field provide us with an in-depth

look into wallpaper, both as a

craft and as an expression of

different decorative ideals.

KAKELUGNAR GENOM

TIDERNA

Perspektiv från världsarvet

Engelsberg

Tapeter genom tiderna – Perspektiv från världsarvet Engelsberg(Wallpapers of All Time – Perspectives from the Engelsberg World Heritage Site)ISBN Swe: 978-91-89069-03-980 illustrations. 30 x 23.5 cm. 180 ppAutumn 2019

THE FOLLOWING TITLES WILL BE RELEASED:

ReligionPast and PresentNation, State and EmpireWarCivilisationPolitics and IdeologyOn CapitalismOn the Idea of AmericaOn RussiaThe Secular State & SocietyWhat is the West?The Future of ReligionTowards a Cosmopolitan Culture?Consciousness, Genetics and SocietyEmpire and the Future World OrderMedia and Media PowerVisions of the FutureThe Pursuit of Europe

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JÄRNBRUKENS HISTORIA

Perspektiv från världsarvet

Engelsberg

THE FOLLOWING TITLES IN THIS SERIES:

Järnbrukens historia(The History of Ironworks) ISBN Swe: 978-91-89069-02-2

Naturaliesamlingarnas historia(Natural History Specimen Collections)ISBN Swe: 978-91-89069-10-7

Kakelugnar genom tiderna(Tile Stoves of All Time)ISBN Swe: 978-91-89069-16-9

HUVUDREDAKTÖR SVANTE TIRÉN

HUVUDREDAKTÖR SVANTE TIRÉNHUVUDREDAKTÖR SVANTE TIRÉN HUVUDREDAKTÖR LOTTA GRÖNING

P opulist” has beco-

me one of the most po-

pular insults of our

time. In this anthology, some

of Sweden’s most interes-

ting opinion makers and so-

cial scientists consider the

question of what populism is,

from a historical and cont-

emporary perspective, and

whether politics can ever

completely relinquish popu-

list ideas.

Is our era experiencing

a genuine rise in populist

ideas, in response to ever

growing interest in them? If

that is the case, where do

these ideas have a particular

impact and where do they have

a hard time gaining traction?

Is it possible to identify a

common denominator for popu-

list movements or can each be

understood simply on its own

terms?

Populismens idéer – Från antikens Rom till idag(Populism – From Ancient Rome to the Present)ISBN Swe: 978-91-985236-2-130 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 146 ppAutumn 2019

T his anthology explores

how architecture, urban

design and trade histo-

rically and today have contri-

buted to civility and politi-

cal order. The writers examine

civility as a concept and its

role in both political organi-

sation and economic relations

between citizens in Renaissan-

ce Italy. The book also fo-

cuses on the cities of today

and how we can create urban

environments where the indivi-

dual can flourish. Can townsca-

pes and good manners generate

happiness, and what role does

architecture play in creating

civilised societies? Can ci-

vility prevail in a world of

disruption?

City, Civility and Capitalism ISBN Eng: 978-91-89069-14-540 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 200 ppSpring 2020

T he history of the book

and of reading is also a

mirror of Mans self-re-

flection and the book market

reflects our interests, needs

and longings over time. Today

the book itself faces chal-

lenges from new technologies.

What can the physical book-

store do to survive – and why

this fear of Amazon? And what

is really happening to our

ability to comprehend when we

read increasingly less on pa-

per? Contributors to the book

include influential names in

research on books and lite-

rature as well as people from

the business including Nor-

stedt’s Eva Gedin and Story-

tel’s Rustan Panday.

Boken och läsandets förvandlingar – I digitaliseringens tid(The Book and Reading – In the Age of Digitisation)ISBN Swe: 978-91-89069-00-8 40 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 180 ppAutumn 2019

G ustav III (1746-1792) is

one of Sweden’s best-known

and most important kings,

both in Sweden and internatio-

nally. He is especially known

as the founder of several acade-

mies, perhaps most notably the

Swedish Academy, the body that

selects the Nobel Prize in lite-

rature, but also for his impor-

tance to theatre and art.

Outside a small circle of con-

noisseurs, his importance as

an architect, builder and pa-

tron has remained unknown. Few

people are aware that he was

also an architect and made his

own drawings. In this exclusi-

ve book, his own drawings are

published for the first time.

Gustav III – His Own Architect ISBN Eng: 978-91-89069-06-0600 illustrations. 50 x 70 cm(needs to be placed on a stand)464 pp Spring 2020

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Edited by Magnus Olausson

Y ou are probably in contact with Rosti’s

different products every day – when you

start your car, pour a glass of jui-

ce, fix your hair, cook, or open a can of beer

or carton of milk. This is the story of the

little plastics company from Småland, Sweden,

that became a major multinational corpora-

tion.

However, the company’s strong growth was not

achieved without challenges and difficulties

– some more daunting than others. This book

about Rosti, which includes numerous pictu-

res, describes the fascinating success story

and development of one of Sweden’s most exci-

ting companies.

Rosti – A Designable World(Rosti – En formbar värld)ISBN Eng: 978-91-985236-4-5ISBN Swe: 978-91-985236-3-8100 illustrations. 31.5 x 24 cm. 270 ppAuthor: Johan ErséusPhotographer: Ola TorkelssonSpring 2020

J ane Jacobs is an icon in

urban planning. She be-

came world-famous with

her book The Death and Life of

Great American Cities. Through

her book and her street-le-

vel activism in 1960s New

York, she became a key figu-

re in urban planning issues,

and her efforts following her

breakthrough have been conti-

nuously interpreted and dis-

cussed.

In this anthology, thir-

teen writers consider unique

aspects of the burning ques-

tions she raises concerning

what fundamentally makes a

society sustainable. Together

the contributors provide a

sweeping portrait of Jacobs’

activities from the 1930s to

the 2000s and situate her work

in contemporary contexts.

Eng: 978-91-985-2369-030 illustrations. 22,5 x 18 cm. 250 ppAutumn 2019

W hen summer arrives,

tourists replace the

city’s usual resi-

dents, who instead flock to the

countryside. But more and more

people are moving to – or clo-

ser to – big cities, and they

no longer work the land. At

the same time, we are still as

dependent on what the country-

side has to offer in terms of

food.

What role will our rural de-

signs and the cultivation of

organic food play in the fu-

ture? New Ruralism and Rural

Agrarian Urbanism may provide

solutions to these challenges.

This book, with contributions

from leading experts in the

field, addresses issues such as

sustainable food production

and community planning.

Rural UrbanismISBN Eng: 9978-91-985-2368-330 illustrations. 22.5 x 18 cm. 138 ppAutumn 2019

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Author: Johan ErséusPhotographer: Ola Torkelsson

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Suntian tiusam veniae volupta doluptat quissunt earuptas aut eatur se nient, quae nobis con experum rendenimus ventemporum re cor molesti ustiur sinulpa volorib uscidunt.H jalmar Stolpe is one of

Sweden’s best-known ar-

chaeologists and explo-

rers. In the late 19th century

he sailed around the world on

the steamboat Vanadis. Portugal,

Brazil, Chile, Thailand, India

and Egypt are some of the places

he visited on his 18-month jour-

ney.

On the trip was the 22-year-

old photographer Oscar Ekholm.

The expedition is one of the

first of its kind in history to

be documented using photography

and brought home a unique col-

lection consisting of thousands

of photographs.

Bo G Erikson is a science

journalist and honorary doctor

at Uppsala University. This ma-

terial has never been shown be-

fore.

Expedition Vanadis – An Ethno-graphic Voyage Around the World 1883–1885 (Expedition Vanadis – En etnografisk världsomsegling 1883-1885)ISBN Eng: 978-91-89069-20-6ISBN Swe: 978-91-89069-01-5150 illustrations. 30.5 x 22.5 cm. 300 ppAutumn 2020

C arl Gustav Jung’s Man and His

Symbols is one of the most im-

portant classics of Analytical

Psychology. In the book, Jung expla-

ins our dreams’ different symbols, a

subject that is at least as thought

provoking today as when the book was

first published. With a new Swedish

translation, this popular book is

made accessible once again.

“This book, which was the last pie-

ce of work by Jung before his death

in 1961, provides a unique opportu-

nity to assess his contribution to

the life and thought of our time,

for it was also his first attempt to

present his life-work in psycholo-

gy to a non-technical public...What

emerges with great clarity from the

book is that Jung has done immense

service both to psychology as a sci-

ence and to our general understan-

ding of man in society, by insisting

that imaginative life must be taken

seriously in its own right, as the

most distinctive characteristic of

human beings.” – The Guardian

Människan och hennes symboler(Man and His Symbols)ISBN Swe: 978-91-89069-05-3400 illustrations. X x X cm. 340 ppSpring 2020

L ife expectancy at birth

has increased rapidly

across the world in the

last hundred years. There is

great variation in life ex-

pectancy, not only between

countries but also within

countries and between indivi-

duals.

What can be done to de-

lay the degeneration of the

body that leads to ageing and

very often also disease? How

should we live in order to

live longer? Why are we spen-

ding so much money on health

care and treatment and so

little on prevention, and,

might there also be an urban

planning aspect to longevity?

The Future of Ageing – How Longevity Will Change the Way We LiveISBN Eng: 978-91-89069-15-240 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 240 pp Design: Patric LeoApril 2020

T he unexamined life is not

worth living, Socrates

says in Plato’s Apology.

In this anthology we examine

the meaning of self-knowled-

ge, in the eyes of ancient and

medieval thinkers, mystics and

philosophers. What self-know-

ledge means varies depending

on the time, culture and thin-

ker. But one also finds com-

mon ground. One such notion

is mors mystica; the self has

to die and be reborn to beco-

me a truer self. Superficial

self-knowledge is not enough.

Meister Eckhart, the fourte-

enth century Dominican friar

says: Examine yourself. And

whenever you find yourself,

take leave of yourself.

Self-Knowledge ISBN Eng: 978-91-89069-09-140 illustrations. 24 x 17 cm. 200 ppSpring 2020

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Dear reader,

W elcome to Bokförlaget Stolpe. We would like to provide you with a glimpse of what we

have launched – a new publishing house with a focus on illustrated works of non-fic-

tion.

The publishing house was founded in 2018 by Marika Stolpe, who has 25 years of experience as a

publishing director and publisher, including with Bonnier Publishing.

We produce specialist books of the very finest quality, which means we put great emphasis on

design, reproduction, printing and binding as well as high scholarly content. We cover a wide

range of publications, and the subjects are often timeless.

The publishing house collaborates in full with the Swedish foundation Axel and Margaret Ax:son

Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Their vision is to support individuals, ideas and pro-

jects in the humanities and social sciences. We publish books based on the foundation’s rese-

arch projects, seminars and grants awarded to talented writers and scholars and we ensure that

the books are available in Sweden and around the world.

The foundation has programmes and collaborations with a number of colleges in primarily the

Anglo-Saxon academic world: at Oxford and Cambridge University, Harvard University, London

School of Economics, Kings College London and in Sweden, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology,

The University of Lund and The Stockholm School of Economics.

In this newsletter, you can read about the books we have published to date, including The Sam-

pans from Canton, which received the Swedish Book Art Prize and has also been nominated for the

Swedish Publishing Prize 2019. Three of the titles were also bound by hand by Leonard Gustafs-

son Bookbindery. Another 14 titles will be published this autumn.

There are a large number of books in the progress. Read more about them in this newsletter.

And sometimes – films, exhibitions or even virtual reality productions will be made from the ma-

terial from some of these books.

Follow us at www.bokforlagetstolpe.se and on our Facebook.

We wish you pleasant reading!

Marika Stolpe, Jennifer Paterson, Jeanna Eklund and Helena de Waal

Bokförlaget Stolpe – craftsmanship, scholarship and quality