Author: von Steffen, Paul.
Title: Kunst-, Gewerb- Und Handwerks-Geschichte Der Reichs-Stadt Augsburg.
Description: Augsburg: Conr. Heinr. Stage, 1779. 1779. - Octavo, three-quarters tan calf & speckled brown boards with the title stamped in black on a leather label between handsomely blind-tooled floral decorations & decorative bands on the spine. The edges are marbled. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed. Title, [xiv] & 556 pages plus 16-page index & 2-page errata. Decorative title page engraved by Nilson & engraved head-pieces. Page 347 is misnumbered. There is some staining to the corners of the pastedowns, preliminaries & rear blanks. Overall, a very attractive, near fine copy of a rare 18th-century book.

First edition.

The subjects covered include typographic arts, architecture, mechanical arts, handicrafts, chemical arts, fine arts [painting, drawing and copper engraving], plastic arts [sculpture] and music. There is an important sixteen-page index to all the artisans discussed in the book. The text is in German.

Rare in Commerce. Very good .

Keywords: ART; SCIENCE; ARCHITECTURE; TYPOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL ARTS; HANDICRAFTS; CHEMICAL ARTS; FINE ARTS; PAINTING; DRAWING; COPPER ENGRAVING; SCULPTURE; MUSIC; REFERENCE; KUNST-, GEWERB- UND HANDWERKS-GESCHICHTE DER REICHS-STADT AUGSBURG; PAUL VON STEFFEN; ENGRAVI

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