German book Gotische Charakterköpfe / Hubert Wilm Gothic character heads

Details: Hardcover with gold embossed letters. About. 19 x 26 cm, 60 pages with many interesting illustrations in b / w to 88 sheets. Copyright Published 1925 Publisher F. Bruckmann AG, Munich

Hubert Wilm Gothic character heads Extract from the preface:

"This book owes its origin to a suggestion from the publisher F. Bruckmann, who gave me the idea in my book" To continue the Gothic wooden statue "commenced collection of characteristic heads. It was not within the scope of this publication to seek an even approximately complete record of the inexhaustible material, rather it was intended only to demonstrate from the different periods of the Gothic era a number of very interesting specimens. In addition to the stone sculpture was mainly the wood and clay sculpture are also isolated for the words. Sake of comparison were simulated series of Gothic romantic image of some works continue and some Renaissance works. .... "Hubert Wilm"

 

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