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Lessing, Julius. Kgl. Museen Berlin. Die Gewe

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Lessing, Julius. Kgl. Museen Berlin. Die Gewe
Lessing, Julius. Kgl. Museen Berlin. Die Gewebe-Sammlung Des K. Kunstgewerbe-Museums. Im Amtlichen Auftrag Herausgegeben Von Julius Lessing - 11 Volumes. Berlin: Verlag Von Ernst Wasmuth, 1900. Double Elephant - over 25" - 50" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good Condition. 328 TEXTILE PLATES on hardstock, all with descriptive tissue guards, unbound as issued, in original 3/4 cloth & paper portfolios with ties, NUMBERED 34. All have library cloth backstrips. Of the 328 plates, 2 are double-page, 3 are tinted and 153 are chromolithographs, some with gold & silver (2 have paper repair affecting the illustration). This research project on textiles, covers Oriental, Spanish, Islamic, Byzantine textiles and more. Occasional edge chips/tears, not affecting the images, library marks show as light pencil & ink stamp on back of plates, occasional closed tear to tissue guard