Helveticus
Helveticus was a Swiss yearbook for children and young people with the subtitle "A colorful yearbook of games and sports, of inventions and discoveries, handicrafts and adventures from all over the world".
The 32 volumes were published from 1941 to 1981 by Hallwag Verlag in Bern. The editor was from volumes 1 to 24 Karl Thöne , from volume 26 Edy Hubacher . Exciting and instructive topics were dealt with on a little over 300 pages each, often to be tried out and recreated. Topics were: stories, sports, from distant countries, aviation and traffic, cultural history, natural science, technology, observations and experiments, handicrafts, of plants and animals, from life - for life, art, magic tricks, brain teasers and puzzles, games. There were several contributions by different authors for each chapter.
The books are bound in linen, in the format 16 × 24.5 cm, each volume in a different color, with gold embossed writing and logo made of globe and Swiss cross. From volume 29 (1969) the books were bound in synthetic leather. Black and white photos, drawings, sketches and construction plans complete the text. Today they are considered collectibles.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Title entry , German National Library , accessed on May 12, 2020.
- ↑ Helveticus - collector's items at the ZVAB