Eine Sammlung der Werthvollsten Erhaltenen Monumente in Chronologischer Folge Geordnet.

Alexander Schutz

Verlag: Strumper & Co 1878-1883, Hamburg, 1878

Beschreibung

One-hundred and sixty seven photographic plates of Italian Renaissance architecture and monuments, loosely held in two portfolio style cloth bindings. In the original German.With plates dating between 1878 and 1883, present here are one-hundred and sixty seven photographic plates, held across two portfolio style volumes.An impressive work consisting of images of doorways, arches, fountains, sculptures, squares and facades throughout Italy.Seventy-nine plates are held in the volume titled 'Fruh Renaissance', or 'Early Renaissance', with the loosely inserted title page 'Decoration in Holz Heft I - Abtheilung D', dated 1879. This title page, and the title of the portfolio the plates are held in, does not correspond to the plates within.Present inside this volume are: three Ferrara plates; one Lugano plate; three Mailand plates; one Lucca plate; four Verona plates; two Brescia plates; two Pisa plates; twelve Venedig plates; three Bologna plates; three Arbino plates; two Vincenza plates; seven Rom plates; three Pavia plates; nine Siena plates; three Padua plates; three Genua plates; fifteen Florenz plates, and three Neapel plates.Eighty-eight plates are held in the portfolio volume titled 'Decoration in Stein und Terra Cotta', which contains a loosely inserted general title page for this work, dated 1882. The title of the portfolio binding does not correspond to the plates within.Present within this volume are: three plates depicting Brescia; fifteen plates depicting Bologna; two Viscenza plates; ten Venedig plates; Florenz plates; six Siena plates; four Pavia plates; three Ferrara plates; five Mailand plates; two Padua plates; three Neapel plates; one Pienza plate; one Urbino plate; one Pisa plate; one Lucao plate; one Perugia plate; two Monte-Pulciano plates; one Carpi plate; one Modena plate; two Rom plates, one Verona plate, and one Bergamo plate.Each volume contains a loosely inserted index of plates - with numerous pencil notations from a prior owner. These indices do not correspond to the plates present.A fantastic overview of Italian Renaissance architecture and monuments. In the publisher's original cloth covered portfolio style bindings, with cloth ties to front and rear board of each volume. Both portfolios detached to back strips. With mark to front board of one volume. Internally, unbound as issued. Plates generally clean and bright, with some instances of edgewear and discolouration to plate heads. Pencil notations to indices. Good Only. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 834F1

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Eine Sammlung der Werthvollsten Erhaltenen ...

Verlag: Strumper & Co 1878-1883, Hamburg

Erscheinungsdatum: 1878

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Good Only

Art des Buches: book