Das Mobelwerk Die Mobelformen Vom Altertum Bis Zur Mitte Des 19.Jahrhunderts
Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth AG, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. Pp. lxxv, 320. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white drawings, reproductions of old prints, line drawings and, substantially, photos of actual furniture examples. Bound in maroon cloth with gilt lettering and illustration gilt-stamped on front board and gilt lettering on spine. Beveled edges. Foxing to preliminaries. Cover with soiling, scuffs, light stains and edge-wear, including worn corners. Good-. Item #6563
Includes chapters on ancient furniture, as well as that of the Middle Ages, Baroque and Rococo periods, Louis XVI, Biedermeier, and Asian designs (Vorderer Orient/Ostasien). A lavish production documenting the evolution of furniture, published at a time when design in the Weimar era was introducing a fresh style that would influence the balance of the 20th century and beyond.
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