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Carme Solé Vendrell
Carme Solé Vendrell (born 1944 in Barcelona) is a Spanish illustrator and writer, mainly of children's books. Since 1968, she has illustrated more than a hundred books. She has also worked on television series such as ''Víctor y María''. She was a Premio Nacional de Cultura laureate in 1979 and 2012. Between 2012 and 2015 her collection was deposited in the Biblioteca de Catalunya, consisting of about 400 drawings. Awards * 1979: "Premio Nacional de Cultura" * 1993: "Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Literatura Infantil i Juvenil" for her illustrations in ''Brrrrrgg!'' by Jaume Escala * 2006: Creu de Sant Jordi Award The Creu de Sant Jordi (, in English 'St George's Cross') is one of the highest civil distinctions awarded in Catalonia (Spain), surpassed only in protocol by the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It was established by the Generalit ... * 2012: "Premi Nacional de Cultura" Selected works * ''Raspall'' (1981) * ''La lluna d'en Joan'' (1982) * ''Jo les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Catalonia
The Library of Catalonia (, ) is the Catalan national library, located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The primary mission of the Library of Catalonia is to collect, preserve, and spread Catalan bibliographic production and that related to the Catalan linguistic area, to look after its conservation, and to spread its bibliographic heritage while maintaining the status of a center for research and consultation. The Library occupies 8,820 m2 and has nearly about four million items. It is a special member of the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL). History The library was founded in 1907, as the library of the Institute for Catalan Studies (''Institut d'Estudis Catalans'', IEC). It was opened to the public on 28 May 1914, in the time of the recently founded Commonwealth of Catalonia, and was housed in the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |