Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band I (page 1/2)

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[picture: Front Cover, Moderne Kunst Vol I]

Pictures from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten (Modern Art in Master Woodcuts), Berlin, 1895.

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 1895 for this book is provisional; it could be a couple of years on either side.

Note: Holzschnitten and not Holzshnitten as i had previously!

Title: Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band I

Editor: Bong, Richard

Published by: Richard Bong

City: Berlin

Date: 1895

Total items: 4

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: Collection of alms at the funeral of don Álvaro de Luna]

Collection of alms at the funeral of don Álvaro de Luna

Almosensammlung bei der beerdigung von don Álvaro de Luna [more...]

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[picture: Front Cover, Moderne Kunst Vol I]

Front Cover, Moderne Kunst Vol I

The front cover of this huge book is a dark red; in the picture i have brightened it, thinking it probably faded over time. [more...]

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[picture: III.--Morning in Amsterdam.]

III. – Morning in Amsterdam.

Morgen in Amsterdam [more...]

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[picture: A Boyar Wedding Feast]

A Boyar Wedding Feast

This engraving is of a Russian wedding feast among the Russian nobility. The groom has seen the bride’s face for the first time and is about to kiss her; the bride does not look [...] [more...]

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Amsterdam ·North Holland ·Russia ·none

Pictures from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten (Modern Art in Master Woodcuts), Berlin, 1895.

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 1895 for this book is provisional; it could be a couple of years on either side.

Note: Holzschnitten and not Holzshnitten as i had previously!


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