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Sttutgart.: Julius Hoffmann., 1929.. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 30 cm. 215 p. ill. b. y n. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal. Idioma alemán. Contiene ilustraciones en blanco y negro. Cubierta deslucida. Historia.(93) [[93]]

Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1929. First German edition. Hardcover. vg. Large quarto. XXIII, [1]pp (Text), 215, [1]pp (Plates). Original olive cloth, with gold-lettered title labels on spine and front cover. Frontispiece. Illustrated with no less than 414 b/w photographic reproductions, this 24th volume of the Bauformen-Bibliothek series introduces the reader to the fascinating world of Louis XIV and Regency furniture, decoration and ornament. The Louis XIV style, established after the king took personal control of the government in 1661, was molded by the chief minister, Colbert. He established manufactories of tapestries, textiles, furniture, and ornaments; assembled leading artists and artisans in the royal service; and appointed Charles Le Brun director of the Gobelins manufactory and decorator of the palace of Versailles. Colbert worked in close cooperation with J. H. Mansart, achieving interiors of great splendor, in which the decoration was closely integrated with the architectural… Read More

Stuttgart, Germany: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1929. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1929 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a bright, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with light chipping along the edges and one neat closed tear running vertically along the front hinge. One 4" chip as well to the rear panel's top-edge but, still, presentable and well-preserved. Quarto, 215 pgs., 414 crisp black-and-white plates. Edited by Seymour De Ricci, text in German.