Menzel, Carl August Façaden von Stadt- und Landhäusern nebst Architektonischen Entwürfen zurVerschönerung der Höfe, zu öffentlichen Gebäuden, Kirchen, Thoren,Brücken, öffentlichen Brunnen, Grab-Monumenten, Wacht-Gebäuden, u. s.w.Erster Band. Erstes bis zwölftes Heft [with] Dreizehntes bis SechszehntesHeft. [Parts 1-16 of 30 published] Berlin: bei Ludwig Wilhelm Wittich, 1830 [i.e., 1828-1831] Menzel was a royal building inspector and honorary member of the Verein zur Beförderung der Landesverschönerung in Wittenberg. These finely engraved plates offer a wide-ranging perspective on contemporary architectural theory and practice in early nineteenth-century Germany. In addition to the ornamental façades that give the work its title, the plates depict a broad spectrum of buildings (often with detailed floor plans), including a public library, theaters, churches, city gates, city buildings, a wine country house, princely tombs, hunting lodges, and numerous country residences of varying degrees of grandeur (ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTATION) Oblong Folio (14 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches). Complete with title-leaf, 12 parts each with a leaf of descriptive text & plates numbered 1-107 & 94a, Parts 13-16 with plates numbered 107-143. Contemporary portfolio with original printed wrapper pasted to upper board, dated in pencil 1826. Some marginal soiling, Seventh Heft with stain to upper corner (plates 57-63), loss of corner margin in plates 142- 143, sporadic foxing, else fine. Not in Berlin; not in OCLC Price: USD 5,000.00 other currencies   order no. 40150    inquire

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