Tyrsus Wenhrynowicz's art of bookplates (1924-2002)

Tyrsus Wenhrynowicz was born in 1924 in Drohobych, in Greek Catholic family, his father was a priest of the rite, a lover of art. Childhood years spent in Sanok. Both the interest of the father and areas with whom he was bound had an impact on his way of life Tyrsusa - geared towards arts. His adventure with Cracow began with studies at Cracow Academy of Fine Arts, where he completed two courses of study - painting and graphics. Also, after his relationship with Cracow were numerous - settled in village near Cracow Damice and permanently inscribed in environment of people of books and art, creating among other things, bookplates, and graphics. But always insisted that his beloved land of childhood is Lemko Region. The passion for the art of those areas is also reflected in a bookplates his authorship, on which there are often references to of Byzantine art - characteristic elements of religious and architectural. Article is an attempt to describe the Wenhrynowicz’s art of bookplates - the author of nearly 500 bookplates.