Author: Wijdeveld, H.Th.
Title: Wendingen. Maandblad voor bouwen en sieren van Architectura et Amicitia. Edited by H.Th. Wijdeveld. Volume 1 - 12. [COMPLETE SET OF 116 VOLUMES].
Description: Amsterdam, De Hooge Brug/ Santpoort, C.A. Mees, 1918-1931. 116 parts in 143 volumes. Num. ills. All issues bound as blockbook, each number bound with raffia, orig. stiff col. lithogr./ woodcut wrappers. 7 part in orig. boards. Square 4to. - Most vols. contents (very) fine; a few vols. (sl.) yellowed/ trifle foxed. Wrs. varying from (sl.) frayed to good/ very good and occas. very fine; only a few w. broken ties. Year 2, no.7/8 (Houtsnedennummer) INCLUDING the folded woodcut by C.A. Lion Cachet, edges of wr. frayed; year 4, no.11 (Wright, cover: El Lissitzky): with some sm. stains on frontcover and w. bookplate on title-page.Rare complete run of this legendary periodical, with a few rare inserts, partly loosely inserted in the corresponding issues (i.e. 14 'Technical Sections', 1 purple inlay sheet and 2 'Announcements'). Includes 7 copies in deluxe ed. (year 1 no. 1, year 3 no 11/12, year 4 nos. 3 and 6, year 6 no. 2, and year 8 nos. 1 and 9/10), and all Frank Lloyd Wright issues of year 7 (in good condition) and Year 4, no.11 (Wright, cover: El Lissitzky). The earlier the date of publication, the more striking and daring the richness in subjects, design, typography and covers. To quote H.Th. Wijdeveld, the general editor: Zij hebben de frisheid van het gedurfde, niet gebonden en zingen hun 'illusies van de komende schoonheid'. For a complete overview consult Le Coultre, Wendingen 1918-1932 (Blaricum/ New York, 2001); with on p.6: Looking back at the twentieth century, one sees in Wendingen a compelling model of design practice, singular in the intensity of its focus and the originality of its aesthetic form. Nothing in the evolution of avant-garde art and design matches the sustained and impassioned visual inquiry of this magazine. - - This famous Dutch periodical Wendingen, revolutionary for it's new typography, is devoted to national and international architecture, ornamentation and other arts. Published by the Amsterdam society for artists and architects Architectura et Amicitia on the initiative and under supervision of the Dutch Architect Hendricus Theodorus Wijdeveld. The first eight years, up to 1925, Wijdeveld was the only editor and designer of the magazine. The covers are printed in woodcut, lithography (partly offset) and designed by a large range of artists, including a.o. Hildo Krop, C.A. Lion Cachet, K.P.C.de Bazel Jan Toorop, El Lissitzky, Chris Lebeau, Vilmos Huszar, A.D.Copier, W. Dudok. - All numbers are soft cover / Dutch language editions. THIS SET IS NOT STORED IN OUR SHOP IN THE OUDE HOOGSTRAAT - - PLEASE MAKE A RESERVATION. -- WE CAN MAIL YOU A COMPLETE LIST OF AL THE TITLES.

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