"Remarkable publishers's binding designed by Vally Wieselthier and Gudrun Baudisch, of paper boards molded in extremely high relief in figurative designs, colored in orange and black. Decorative endpapers printed in orange. A superb commemorative album published on the twentieth-fifth anniversary of the Wiener Werkstätte, documenting all facets of its production in the decorative arts: silver, textiles, lighting, procelain, glass and all manner of incidental objects d'art; particular emphasis is given naturally to the work of Josef Hoffmann (who is credited as the guiding genius behind the book), Dagogert Peche, Koloman Moser, Vally Wieselthier and Kitty Rix, among others. Some of Hoffmann's architectural projects are illustrated as well. Editorial/production credit for the volume is given to Mathilde Flogl. The extraordinary stylishness and originality of the mise-en-page qualify this as one of the landmarks of twentieth-century book design"--Ars Libri, Spec. Bulletin., Captions in English, French and German., Letterpress in German, English and French., 'Nach Josef Hoffmanns Anregung ... ' - p. [3], and Stamp: Karl Schweibe Wien VI. Bookseller's label: The Book Service Company ... New York City. From the collection of Peter Eisenman.
Publisher:
Krystall-Verlag,
Subject (Name):
Eisenman, Peter,--1932---Ownership, Schweibe, Karl--Stamp, Wiener Werkstätte, and Wieselthier, Vally, 1895-1945
Subject (Topic):
Decorative arts--Austria--Vienna--History--20th century
Volume 2, page 8. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two girls in black capes and chip hats, their hair dressed high with ringlets, playing guitars, with a couple of dogs for audience, while a young man in a plumed hat ogles them but is pushed aside by a horrified monk, behind to right, a norman castle in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Friar-Phillip's geese : a tale from La Fontaine
Description:
Title in French and English etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Six lines of verse, in French and English, etched below each title. Verses in English begin: Oh the sweet bird, cries the lad in the utmost transport of joy, prithee sing a little ..., and Mounted on page 8 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Octr. 3d, 1782, by T. Watson, No. 33 Strand