''Illustrirte Zeitung'' was Germany's first illustrated magazine that existed between 1843 and 1944. It was also known as ''Leipziger illustrirte Zeitung''. The magazine described itself as the Germany's illustrated magazine with the international view.

History and profile

''Illustrirte Zeitung'' was founded by Johann Jakob Weber in

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in 1843. The ''

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'' which was published in

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were the two models for the magazine which were both successful commercial enterprises. The first issue of ''Illustrirte Zeitung'' was published on 1 July 1843. The magazine was a weekly news magazine which had a wide scope. It mostly covered news on daily affairs, public and social life,

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and

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music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

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and

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. It was very popular among the

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middle classes. The magazine liberally employed big photographs and art. It made significant contributions to the use of photographs in news. However, at the initial phase of the magazine it was hard for Johann Jakob Weber to find quality photographs to publish in the magazine due to the lack of good illustrations produced in Germany. Therefore, photographs were mostly taken from

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for a while. Then the magazine began to employ the work by German artists. ''Illustrirte Zeitung'' also included the

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. Following the 5041st issue the magazine ceased publication in September 1944.

Circulation

Six months after its publication the circulation of ''Illustrirte Zeitung'' was 7,500 copies. In 1846 it sold 11,000 copies.

References

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