Schetsboek met 27 bladen c. 1879

Here is a sketchbook with 27 pages by Theo Hanrath. Bound within the dark cover, the book itself is a potent symbol – a vessel of untold potential. It evokes the ancient motif of the "liber," the book of life, where human fates and histories are inscribed. This concept appears across cultures, from the Egyptian Book of the Dead to the medieval illuminated manuscripts, each page filled with symbolic weight. Consider, too, the blank page – the "tabula rasa" of the alchemists and philosophers. In psychological terms, it embodies the projection of our innermost selves, a mirror reflecting our hidden thoughts and desires. The act of opening such a book, therefore, carries a primal charge, a readiness to confront the unknown, and to witness the unfolding of creation. It is the beginning of an odyssey.