The two-volume "Catalogue of Incunabula in the National Library of Poland" presents the collection of 15th-century prints held by the BNP. The idea of the project refers to the style of the first Renaissance prints and typography – both in the materials’ selection: elegant, hand-made cover, by referring to typography, an oldstyle Adobe Jenson font, large initials, which are the leitmotif of the project, as well as the technique of two-color typographic printing in the title of the cover.
Dr Aleksandra Toborowicz is a Polish graphic designer, muralist, painter and lecturer. Lecturer - Assistant Professor at the Visual Communication Studio at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Vice dean of the Faculty of Graphic Arts (2020–2024). She specialises in editorial design and typography, but also makes designs of posters, ID and websites. Others awards and scholarships: 11 A’ Design Awards (Golden, Silver, Bronze and Iron A' Design Awards), 3 x 50 Books | 50 Covers, Hilbrand Typography Merit Award, The Most Beautiful Books PTWK, Polish Graphic Design Awards, award of the Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, scholarchip of Ministry of Culture and Heritage in 2020, 2016, 2010 ("Young Poland") and 2002.
The National Library acts as the central library of the state and one of the most important cultural institutions in Poland. Its mission is to protect national heritage preserved in the form of handwritten, printed, electronic, recorded sound and audiovisual documents. The primary task of the National Library is to acquire, store and permanently archive the intellectual output of Poles, whether the works of citizens living on Polish soil, the most important foreign works, or publications related to Poland and published abroad.