Die Anwendung der Farben in der Architektur und Plastic (The Uses of Color in Architecture and Sculpture), ca. 1834-1836.

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Die Anwendung der Farben in der Architektur und Plastic (The Uses of Color in Architecture and Sculpture), ca. 1834-1836.

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Set of photographs of partially colored proof sheets (two variations of a title page and six plates), for an unpublished work on Greek polychromy in antiquity. Titles of the plates in French. After a copy in the library of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

8 items; col. ill.

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Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879

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Biographical / Historical Note Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) was a German architect, critic, and teacher who designed the Dresden Opera House and contributed to the re-design of the Ringstrasse in Vienna. His book, Four Elements of Architecture (1851) remains a canonical text of the 19th century. He participated in some of the major architectural debates of his day, including that surrounding the use of polychrome decoration in Ancient Greek b...