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Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band VII (page 1/3)

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Pictures from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten (Modern Art in Master Woodcuts), Bande VII (Volume 7), Berlin, 1893.

I bought this enourmous book from Antikvariát Dlážděná in Prague in 2016. It’s an “elephant folio” with pages measuring 410×290mm (roughly 11½×16 inches), including many engravings that fill the page or even double-page spreads and fold-outs.

Despite the title, the images are probably engraved on metal, because wood this size was hard to work with.

The date 1893 for this book is provisional; it could be a couple of years on either side.

Title: Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band VII

Editor: Bong, Richard

Published by: Richard Bong

City: Berlin

Date: 1893

Total items: 13

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: The Irmin Column in the Cathedral of Hildesheim]

The Irmin Column in the Cathedral of Hildesheim

Die Irminsäule im Dom zu Hildesheim. [more...] [$]

[picture: Golden Sunday]

Golden Sunday

A bearded bespectacled man is counting coins, perhaps from a church collection. Coins are arranged haphazardly on a table in front of him, along with a large book. [more...] [$]

[picture: Through Woods and Fields]

Through Woods and Fields

A young lady leans with one elegantly gloved hand on a wooden fence or stile, petting her black dog with the other hand. The dog rests its chin on the fence and has one paw through. The woman wears a green bonnet, a white blouse with purple slowers, and one of those large billowy dreses that are [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Strength and Cunning]

Strength and Cunning

Kraft ud List, which is, Strength (the lion) and Cunning (the demoness or harpy). [more...] [$]

[picture: Summer Evening]

Summer Evening

Sommerabend, which is, Summer Evening, painted by Hermann Sschlittgen and shown at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition (der Grossen Berliner Kunstausstellung) in 1893. [more...] [$]


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