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Published by the prestigious German printing house
WASMUTH VERLAG
known for its quality photographic monographs printed in photogravure
GERMANY Architecture, Landscape, Life of the People
LARGE AND HEAVY BOOK
Size 9" x 12"
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION
Containing
304 FULL-PAGE MESMERIZING PHOTOGRAVURES from the photographs taken by renown German photographer
Kurt HIELSCHER
It's like a trip back in time through ancient cities, smaller towns and countryside, visiting famous places with great monuments, as well as wandering through the narrow streets, seeing ordinary people…Cities like Danzig, Hamburg, Köln, Kiel, Lüneburg, Hildesheim, Münster, München, Würzburg, Trier, and some selections are Dinner in a Black Forest farm-house, Bamberg "Little Venice," Wolfram, Overwesel, Bacharach and much more.
The quality of the images is unbelievable, they are extremely sharp and detailed, and the scans don't do them justice. They were printed in
PHOTOGRAVURE which is known for its
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION, PRECISION, DEPTH, AND TONAL GRADATION
that could only be achieved by using this expensive and unique technique at that time. It combines the precision of photography with the beauty of print-making, delivering excellent image quality and detail.
No praise can be too high for the magnificent books which German Verlags started to publish in the early 1920s. The first volume was "Greece", a masterpiece of photography, and the volumes that followed were fully equal to the first. These books are all in large quarto format, giving the opportunity of using a large picture, in contrast to the small and ignoble formats used by most English and American publishers of illustrated works at that time. The books are handsomely bound, and the reproduction of the photographs in duotone is perfect; the original plate could give no finer or clearer copies. The rich inks of these pictures in either sepia or black is a treat to the eye. But the peculiar charm and beauty of these plates is not only in the reproduction, it is in the actual taking of the photographs themselves. They are the work of masters, and reveal unknown and dramatic aspects even of familiar things and scenes. Today they are priceless, since many places were destroyed during the wars, and the world has changed.
Published in Berlin by Wasmuth Verlag, copyright 1927. Introduction in German, photo captions in 5 languages: German, French, Italian, Spanish & ENGLISH.
Binding is orange linen boards in VERY GOOD CONDITON with light soiling, faded spine.
Interior in VERY GOOD CONDITION. Pages nice and clean with light signs of handling, no rips or tears, no foxing, no water damage, solid binding. Front endpaper with crease.
ALL PLATES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION
Berchetesgaden with the Watzmann
The Konigs-See near Betchtesgaden
Ulm. Town Hall and Cathedral Tower
Munich. Marienplatz, Town Hall and Frauen Church
Amberg. The Nabburger Gate
Rothenburg –on-the-Tauber. Town Hall
Wurzburg. Old Main Bridge and Marienberg Fortress
Dettelbach on the Main. Town hall
Budingen (Upper-Hesse)
Eltz Castle on the Mosel
Marburg. Castle
Neisse. The "Schone Brunnen"
Hamburg Harbour
Kiel. Giant floating crane (left) on the Germania Shipbuilding Yards
Neubrandenburg (Mecklenburg). The Stargard Gate
Dantzic. Observatory and Krantor
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HERE IS A COMPLETE LIST OF IMAGES (ENGLISH CAPTIONS) AS THEY APPEAR AT THE BOTOOM OF PAGES
Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann * The Gern near Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann * Hinter Gern near Berchtesgaden with the Untersberg * Königs See near Berchtesgaden seen from the Malerwinkel Painer's Corner * The Königs See near Berchtesgaden * The Ober See near the Königssee * View from the Herzogstand down the Isar Valley over the Martinskopf * Evening on the Walchen See * Evening on the Kochel See * Mittenwald with the Karwendel Mountains * The Lauter See near Mittenwald with the Wetterstein Mountains * Bad Tölz and the Isar Valley View from the Kalvarienberg * Partenkirchen The Florian Square * The Risser See with the Waxenstein near Garmisch * The Eib See with the Zugspitze highest mountain in Germany 2963 m * View from the Zugspitze * The Höllental Klamm in the Zugspitze district * View of the royal castle of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau and the Lech Valley near Füssen On the left Alp See on the right Schwansee * After a thunderstorm in the Lech Valley near Füssen * View from Einödsbach the southernmost corner of Germany of the Allgäu Alps with the Trettach spitze Mädelegabei Hochfrott spitze * The Spielmannsau with Trettachspitze near Oberstdorf with the Allgäu * The Christles See near Oberstdorf / The Loretto Chapel near Oberstdorf * The Himmelschroffen near Oberstdorf * View of the Allgäu Alps near Tiefenbach * Lindau on the Lake of Constance the Diebs Turm * Lindau on the Lake of Constance The Town-Hall * On the Mainau in the Lake of Constance * Meersburg on the Lake of Constance Entrance to the new castle * Meersburg on the Lake of Constance High Gate * Church in Meersburg on the Lake of Constance * View of the Hohenkrähen from the slopes of the Hohentwiel * The ruins of the Hohentwiel on the Lake of Constance * Landsberg on the Lech The Bavarian Gate * Landsberg on the Lech The Hexenwinkel * Sigmaringen Castle * Sigmaringen Porch of the Castle * View of Blaubeuren * Blaubeuren Blautopf the source of the Blau * Ulm Town Hall and Cathedral Towers * Ulm The Cathedral and Metzger Tower * In Donauwörth * Donauwörth:The Dyer's Gate * Regensburg Brücken Gate and Cathedral Towers * Regensburg Cathedral Doorway * Regensburg The Fountain 1721 in the Neupfarr Platz and Cathedral * Munich.Marien Platz Town Hall and FrauenChurch * Augsburg The Fuggerei the first settlement houses in Germany founded by Fugger in 1519 * Straubing Ludwigs Platz with Town Tower and Fountain 1644 * Kallmünz Castle near Regensburg * In Kallmünz near Regensburg * Near Kallmünz * Erosions on the Inn near Wasserburg * Wasserburg on the Inn The Weinhaus * Wasserburg on the Inn * Passau View from the Oberhaus of the Niederhaus and the junction of the Inn Danube and Ilz * In Passau * In Passau * Near Neuburg Castle on the Danube * Burghausen on the Salzach seen from the Wöhr See * Burghausen on the Salzach * Prunn Castle in the Altmühl Valley * Neu Essing with Randeck ruin in the Altmühl Valley * Parsberg Castle * Amberg The Nabburger Gate * Veldenstein castle on the Pegnitz * In Tüchersfeld Franconien Switzerland The so called Judenhof * Nuremberg The Castle * Nuremberg View of Castle and Town from the Vestner Tower * Nuremberg The Henkersteg * Nuremberg Hospital * Weissenburg am Sand Ellinger Gate * Courtyard in Ansbach * Harburg on the Wörmitz * Near Wolfram Eschenbach * Wolfram Eschenbach Town Hall * Merkendorf * Nördlingen Town Hall Stairs * Nördlingen Berger Gate * Dinkelsbühl Rothenburger Gate * Dinkelsbühl Town Mill * Dinkelsbühl Wörnitz Gate * Dinkelsbühl Untere Schmiedgasse * Dinkelsbühl Green Tower * Dinkelsbühl The Capuchin Chapel /*Dinkelsbühl Nördlinger Gate and Town Mill * Dinkelsbühl * Rothenburg on the Tauber View from the Burgturm * Rothenburg on the Tauber Tauber Valley * Rothenburg on the Tauber Town Hall * Rothenburg on the Tauber St. George's Fountain and Marien Apotheke * Rothenburg on the Tauber White Tower * Rothenburg on the Tauber Röder Bogen and Markus Turm * Rothenburg on the Tauber Hegereiter House * Rothenburg on the Tauber Archer's gallery * Rothenburg on the Tauber Bow-window in the town wall * Rothenburg on the Tauber Doorway of the old Town Hall * Rothenburg on the Tauber Toppler Castle * Rothenburg on the Tauber Bridge leading to Toppler Castle * Rothenburg on the Tauber Toppler castle gate * Nabburg * Schwäbisch Hall Badtorweg and Joseph's Tower * Schwäbisch Hall * View from the Limburg towards Komburg near Schwäbisch-Hall The Komburg near Schwäbisch-Hall * The Castle of Hohenzollern * Lichtenstein Castle * Haigerloch near Hechingen * In Rottweil on the Neckar * Freiburg in Breisgau * Tübingen * Esslingen Old Town Hall * Esslingen View of the Frauenkirche from the vineyards * Besigheim on the Enz * Besigheim on the Enz * Fortress of Hornberg on the Neckar Götz von Berlichingen died here * Hirschhorn on the Neckar * Hirschhorn on the Neckar Houses on the Town Wall * Wimpfen on the Neckar The Staufer Gate * Heidelberg * Heidelberg The old Neckar Bridge * Heidelberg Castle * Heidelberg View in the courtyard of the Castle * Hohenbaden ruin near Baden-Baden * Maulbronn Abbey Well in the Cloister * Black Forest house in the Gutachtal * Dinner in a Black Forest farm house * Iphofen Einersheimer Gate * Iphofen Rödelseer Gate * Iphofen View through the Einersheimer Gate * Court of Fort Rosenberg near Kronach * Bamberg Town Hall * Bamberg Little Venice * Bamberg View of the Old Residence courtyard * Bamberg Corner in the courtyard of the Old Residence * Bamberg The Devil's Ditch with the Cathedral towers * Würzburg Old Main Bridge and Marienberg Fortress * Würzburg The Residence * The Castle of Banz Stairway * In the Veitshöchheim Park near Würzburg * In the Veitshöchheim Park near Würzburg * Sulzfeld on the Main Town Wall * Dettelbach on the Main Town Hall * In Dettelbach on the Main * Marktbreit on the Main Town Hall * Miltenberg on the Main The Schnatterloch * Miltenberg on the Main The Giant Inn * Wertheim on the Door and choir of the Parochial Church * Michelstadt in the Odenwald Winesellers' Yard * Michelstadt in the Odenwald Market Place with Town Hall * Fürstenau Castle near Michelstadt in the Odenwald * Büdingen Upper Hesse * Büdingen The Jerusalem Gate * Gelnhausen Hesse The Kaiserpfalz * Salzburg ruins near Neustadt * Frankfurt on the Main View of the Römer from the Old Market * Frankfurt on the Main Saalgasse and Cathedral Tower * Worms The Cathedral * Speyer The Cathedral * The Pfalz near Kaub Rhine * The Loreley Rhine * Bacharach on the Rhine * Oberwesel on the Rhine * Braubach and the Marksburg on the Rhine * Eltz Castle on the Mosel * Cochem on the Mosel * The Mosel near Cochem * Beilstein on the Mosel * Eller on the Mosel * Marienburg on the Mosel * The Siebengebirge on the Rhine * Treves Catheral and Liebfrauenkirche * Kreuznach Nahe Bridge * Aix la Chapelle Minster * Cologne * Runkel on the Lahn * Limburg on the Lahn Cathedral * Limburg Cathedral * Limburg Mountain and Cathedral * Marburg * Marburg Castle * In Fritzlar Hesse * Grebenstein Hesse * Coburg Fortress Gateway * Coburg Residential Castle * Lauenstein Castle * Schwarzburg Thuringia seen from the Trippstein * The Wartburg * Wartburg Courtyard * A corner of the Wartburg * In the Wartburg * Wartburg Luther's Room * Wartburg Donkey drivers' room * Weimar Frau von Stein's house * Weimar Goethe's Summer house * Weimar Goethe's death chamber * Weimar The evening sun in Goethe's study in the summer house * Weimar Interior Wittums Palace * Tiefurt Castle near Weimar * Erfurt Cathedral and Severi Church * Naumburg on the Saale Cathedral * Merseburg Castle courtyard * Torgau Hartenfels Castle courtyard * Dresden Hofkirche and Castle * Dresden Frauenkirche * Dresden Castle yard * Dresden * Moritzburg Castle near Dresden * Meissen Albrechtsburg Castle * Hohenstein in Saxon Switzerland * Saxon Switzerland Schrammsteintor * Bautzen Saxony * Bautzen * Görlitz Town Hall steps * Old Görlitz * Görlitz Arcades in the Market square * Löwenberg Silesia * Breslau Town hall * Oels Silesia Courtyard of the Castle * Neisse Silesia Treasury and Town Hall tower * Neiße The Schöne Brunnen * Wooden church in Pniow Upper Silesia * Church at Gross Patschin Upper Silesia * Snow pits in the Riesengebirge Silesia * The Great Pond and the Schneekoppe Riesengebirge * Berlin The Castle * Potsdam Town Castle and Garrison Church * Sanssouci * Sanssouci * Wannsee near Berlin * Schlachtensee near Berlin * In the Spreewald Leipe * In the Spreewald Leipe * Halberstadt Market square * Quedlinburg Am Finkenherd * Wernigerode Town Hall * Einbeck Town Hall * Brunswick Old Town Hall * Goslar Market square * Hildesheim The Templerhaus * Hildesheim Cathedral Cloister * Carving on the Extern Rocks Teutoburger Wald one of the oldest pieces of plastic art in Germany * The Cross of Dreizehnlinden near Corvey * Arnsberg Westphalia The Green Tower * Arnsberg * Hamelin The Marriage House * Lemgo Westphalia Town Hall * Münster Westphalia Stadtweinhaus and Town Hall * Paderborn Westphalia Town Hall * Paderborn Town Hall Porch * Paderborn Jesuits' Church * Paderborn Cathedral Tower * Soest Westphalia Wiesenkirche * Vischering Castle Westphalia * Burgsteinfurt Castle Westphalia * Raesfeld Castle Westphalia * Gemen Castle Westphalia * Lüneburg Am Sand * Lüneburg Entrance Hall of Town Hall * Lüneburg Heath Toten Grund * Ratzeburg Lake * Bremen The Roland in front of the Town Hall * Bremen Hall in the Rathaus * Hamburg Harbour * Hamburg Harbour * Hamburg Fleet with St. Nikolai Tower * Kiel Giant floating crane of the Germania Shipbuilding Yards * Husum Schleswig Holstein Ostenfeld farm house * Meldorf Schleswig-Holstein Farm house living room * Glücksburg Castle near Flensburg Schleswig-Holstein * Lake Uklei Holstein Switzerland * Helgoland * Rügen The Wissow Klinken * Rügen The Königsstuhl * Evening at sea * Neubrandenburg Mecklenburg The Stargard Gate * Lübeck Salt Warehouses * Lübeck The Holsten Gate * Lübeck Town Hall Steps * Dantzic Town Hall Artushof Towers of St. Mary * Dantzig Jopengasse and St. Mary's * Dantzic Royal Chapel and St. Mary's * Dantzic Observatory and Krantor * Dantzic Frauengasse with the typical flight of steps * Dantzic Flight of steps in the Frauengasse * Dantzic Artushof * Dantzic The Danziger Diele * Allenstein East Prussia Castle of the Teutonic Order * Marienburg Castle * The Hochschloss Marienburg Castle * The Assembly Hall in the Hochschloss Marienburg Castle * Königsberg Grainery * Oberland house with arcade now in the Königsberg Freilicht Museum * Samland * The Samland coast near Warnicken * The Frisches Haff near Lochstädt * Shifting dune on the Kurisches sand spit in the North of Rossitten * Scenery in Masouria * Scenery in Masouria * Lake Masouria * Lake Nikoleik Masouria * Scenery in Masouria * Harvest in Masouria *
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