Ghent 1913 World's Fair Journal — De Cramer & Cornelis Exposition Universelle

Carry the splendour of the last great world's fair before the storm — when Ghent hosted the Exposition Universelle et Internationale in 1913, it staged the most magnificent celebration of the Belle Époque, drawing millions of visitors to a city adorned with medieval towers and a reconstructed Flemish village that existed for one luminous season alone.

The front cover reproduces Oud Vlaendren — the official poster designed by René De Cramer and printed in lithography by Franz Poelvoorde for the Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Gand (Ghent, 1913), presenting an aerial view of the idealised Flemish medieval streetscape reconstructed in the Citadelpark for a single season, under the direction of Commissioner General Jean de Hemptinne. The back cover presents the three iconic towers of Ghent — the Church of Saint Nicholas, the Belfry, and Saint Bavo's Cathedral — adorned with festive garlands in the Art Nouveau lithograph attributed to Jos Cornelis, combining the decorative sensibility of the Belle Époque with a geometric clarity that anticipates early modernism.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 100 g
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
• Note: small production barcode (0.5" × 0.5") on back cover

Perfect For

• Vintage travel poster collectors and Belle Époque enthusiasts
• Lovers of Ghent, Flanders, and Belgian cultural history
• Admirers of Art Nouveau graphic design and early 20th-century lithography
• Those drawn to world's fairs, universal expositions, and the history of progress
• Thoughtful gift for travellers, historians, and lovers of rare vintage posters
• Anyone captivated by the last golden summer of the Belle Époque