Troços

Troços was a Catalan avant-garde magazine devoted to literature, visual art, and international artistic currents. It appeared in Barcelona in 1916 under the direction and ownership of Josep Maria Junoy, a writer and cultural figure associated with the Catalan avant-garde. The publication had a very limited first print run: only 101 copies were produced. Its inaugural issue contained eight pages, measured approximately 223 by 135 millimetres, and was printed to a high standard by Oliva de Vilanova. The first issue was sold for 2.50 pesetas. A second phase appeared in 1917, again with Junoy as director. The magazine's fourth issue was an exception, being directed by Josep Vicenç Foix. The 1917 format was smaller and slightly wider, measuring approximately 193 by 149 millimetres, while each issue continued to contain eight pages. Printing was undertaken by Can Galve, and the editorial office was located at Galeries Dalmau on Portaferrissa Street in Barcelona. The periodical was intended to appear monthly, although publication was interrupted for four months. Individual issues in this phase cost 45 céntimos of a peseta. Troços combined local Catalan literary activity with a strong interest in developments elsewhere in Europe. Its contents included literary and artistic news, translations, original writing, and reproductions of drawings. Junoy's editorial outlook was notably sympathetic toward France during the First World War, a position expressed in the magazine's opening material through the phrase “Vive le France.” The magazine consequently functioned not only as a literary review but also as a channel for contemporary French and broader European avant-garde ideas. Its contributors and subjects reflected this international orientation. Troços published translations associated with Pierre Albert-Birot, Philippe Soupault, Egio Bolongaro, and Pierre Reverdy, alongside original works by Junoy, Joaquim Folguera, and Josep Vicenç Foix. Its visual material included drawings by Albert Gleizes, Pere Ynglada, Joan Miró, Cels Lagar, Frank Burty, and Enric C. Ricart. Through this combination of translated texts, Catalan writing, and modernist visual art, the magazine documented the circulation of avant-garde concepts in early twentieth-century Catalonia. Troços had a brief publishing life and was not a mass-market commercial brand. Its importance is primarily historical and cultural: surviving issues provide evidence of Catalonia's engagement with European avant-gardism during the 1910s. The periodical is preserved and digitized through the ARCA portal of the Biblioteca de Catalunya, where it can be consulted as part of the archive of historic Catalan magazines.

Troços emerged in Barcelona in 1916 as an unusually ambitious but very small-scale Catalan magazine dedicated to avant-garde literature and art. Josep Maria Junoy directed and owned the publication. The first issue was limited to 101 copies, consisted of eight pages, and was produced by the Oliva de Vilanova printing house. Its approximate dimensions were 223 by 135 millimetres, and its selling price was 2.50 pesetas. The high-quality printing and restricted circulation indicate a specialist cultural publication rather than a general-interest periodical. The title returned in 1917 with Junoy still responsible for its direction. This later format measured about 193 by 149 millimetres and retained the eight-page structure. Printing was carried out by Can Galve, while the editorial office operated from Galeries Dalmau at 18 Portaferrissa Street in Barcelona. Troços was planned as a monthly publication, but its schedule included a four-month interruption. Issues in this period were priced at 45 céntimos of a peseta. The fourth issue was directed by Josep Vicenç Foix, making it a notable variation within the magazine's short publishing history. Editorially, Troços connected Catalan cultural production with French and wider European avant-garde movements. Junoy expressed support for France in the context of the First World War, including the phrase “Vive le France” in preliminary material. The magazine published translations connected with Pierre Albert-Birot, Philippe Soupault, Egio Bolongaro, and Pierre Reverdy. It also printed original contributions by Junoy, Joaquim Folguera, and Foix. Its art content included drawings by Albert Gleizes, Pere Ynglada, Joan Miró, Cels Lagar, Frank Burty, and Enric C. Ricart. Although the publication lasted only briefly, its surviving material is valuable for the study of Catalan and European avant-gardism. Troços recorded how international literary and artistic ideas entered the Catalan cultural sphere while giving space to local writers and artists. The magazine is now available in digitized form through the ARCA Portal, the Biblioteca de Catalunya's archive of historic Catalan periodicals.

1. 1917Publication resumed in a revised format

   The magazine reappeared with a different physical format, printing house, office location, and issue price. It maintained a nominally monthly schedule interrupted by a four-month pause.

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2. 1917Josep Vicenç Foix directs issue 4

   Issue 4 of the 1917 series was directed by Josep Vicenç Foix rather than Junoy.

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3. 1916First issue published

   Troços began publication in Barcelona under the direction and ownership of Josep Maria Junoy. The first issue had eight pages and a print run of 101 copies.

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4. Digitized in the ARCA portal

   Historic copies of Troços became available through the ARCA portal of the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

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A small-circulation Catalan avant-garde periodical positioned at the intersection of modern literature, visual art, and European cultural exchange.

• Troços (1916 series)Avant-garde magazine1916

  The inaugural series began in 1916 under Josep Maria Junoy. Its first issue contained eight pages, measured approximately 223 by 135 millimetres, and was printed by Oliva de Vilanova. Only 101 copies were produced, making it a highly limited cultural publication. The contents combined literary and art news with writing and imagery associated with emerging European avant-garde movements.

• Troços (1917 series)Avant-garde magazine1917

  The 1917 phase retained the magazine's eight-page structure but used a format of approximately 193 by 149 millimetres. It was printed by Can Galve and edited from Galeries Dalmau in Barcelona. The planned monthly schedule was interrupted for four months. Josep Vicenç Foix directed issue 4, while Junoy remained the principal director of the series.

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2. Troços record in the ARCA portal