Wendingen, Ancient Italian art, cover design Jan Poortenaar, 1929, edition 10

Wendingen, maandblad voor bouwen en sieren (monthly magazine for building and decoration), was a Dutch magazine of the society Architectura et Amicitia that was published from 1918 until 1933. Each magazine dealt with a contemporary issue in architecture, art and/or design. The art magazine was especially notable for its special square shape and unconventional typography. This copy was made in 1929 and has as theme Ancient Italian art. The cover was designed by Jan Poortenaar, edited by Hendrik Wijdeveld. The preface is also written by Jan Poortenaar. The magazine consists of pictures of works by several Italian artists, including Fra Angelico, Ambrogio Lorenzetti and Pollaiuolo. This edition consists of 18 pages.