Item Number: 128844 Title: KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL : Die preussische Provinz Sachsen Author: Börsch-Supan, Helmut ; Gottfried Riemann Price: Not Available ISBN: 9783422072039 Description: München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2014. 28cm., hardcover, 728pp., 6 color, 407 b&w illus. Summary: In the "Schinkel Lebenswerk" series, which was founded in 1931, this is the last volume dedicated to architecture in Prussia. It focuses on the Province of Saxony, which was formed, after the 1815 victory over Napoleon, out of the Altmark, the duchy of Magdeburg, Erfurt, and parts of the Kingdom of Prussia. Schinkel, who immediately designed the celebrations in honor of the new king, saw this province as the "classic land of old architecture." This publication focuses on his work on the cathedrals at Magdeburg and Erfurt, Schulpforta monastery, the Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Dear Lady) in Halberstadt, the Castle church in Wittenberg, and the policy memorandum on the preservation of historical monuments in Prussia. It also covers monuments – the one erected for Luther on the occasion of the 1817 anniversary of the Reformation, as well as those for Sweden's Prince Gustaf Adolf, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, and other heroes of the wars of independence. The authors also shine a light on important draft plans for large-scale buildings that were never built, such as the University of Halle or the Gesellschaftshaus in Magdeburg, as well as the designs of numerous smaller churches that testify to Schinkel's genius. (Karl Friedrich Schinkel Lebenswerk, 22) We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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