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268 - Militaria A journey abroad undertaken by Major Linde and Cap…
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Militaria A journey abroad undertaken by Major Linde and Captain Petersen in the year 1860. 2 volumes, containing handwritten and lithographed text, as well as an atlas. With 29 large-format pen-and-ink drawings, some folded or double-page, of which 24 are on folio plates and 3 are folded or 1 is double-page, including 22 hand-coloured or grey-inked; furthermore, numerous pen-and-ink drawings in the text, some full-page, often coloured and some mounted, as well as 20 large-format folded lithographs and 2 lithographic maps. Copenhagen, (1847–56)–1860. 296 pages, of which around 280 are text pages with varying numbering (text volume) and 24 plates (atlas volume) 37 x 23 cm and 72 x 55 cm. Uniform marbled half-leather binding with gold-embossed ornamental title on the front cover and back cover, respectively, on a leather label; the covers lined with lapwing paper (both spines bearing handwritten paper labels. Bindings split at the top of the text volume; corners bumped and scuffed). A highly interesting and richly illustrated manuscript on various aspects of European military architecture beyond fortress architecture. – A compilation manuscript in Danish, German and French, written, amongst others, by the two Danish officers named in the title, comprising 8 different sections on military buildings and installations in Prussia, Austria, France and Belgium, magnificently illustrated with partly hand-coloured architectural drawings and plans of a supposedly bomb-proof military hospital, barracks, service buildings and garrisons, appearing in the text, as full-page illustrations or on plates, as well as an additional number of lithographs by military lithographers on large folding plates. - Volume 1: pp. 1–96, containing numerous text illustrations, some hand-coloured, and 3 plates with hand-coloured pen-and-ink drawings of details of military architecture. The drawings in the atlas illustrate this travelogue. They show views and façades, floor plans and layouts of military installations in Olomouc, Prague, Lyon, Vincennes, Sathonay and Beverloo. The Camp de Beverloo was a military training ground near the Belgian town of Leopoldsburg. Its new buildings are depicted on 20 large (345 x 850 mm) folded lithographic plates. – II–IV. Description of the chapel stoves. Description of the stoves installed in the kitchen of the barracks near Olomouc (now the Czech Republic). German text on pages 99–108, accompanied by two large-format illustrations of the kitchen stoves in the atlas and three further brief descriptions of the stoves in French and German with drawings within the text on pages 111–118. - V. Note the camp at Beverloo and the regular formations of the troops, which are intended for the briefing and execution of the manoeuvres of the ensemble. French text on pages 133–166. - VI. Construction of Gothic mine galleries. German text on pages 171–209, dated 1859, with numerous mounted drawings on heavy brown paper and on a double-page plate. - VII. Regiment du Génie: practical exercises. (Mons), Lithographic Press of the Engineer Regiment, 1847. Lithographed text, 1 folio (p. 211 and verso, title page), 31 (1) pages. - VIII. (52) pages, paginated inconsistently, containing printed and handwritten material relating to the Camp de Beverloo, including two large folded original pen-and-ink drawings depicting the accommodation of generals. - 2. Atlas volume: 24 large folio plates, numbered 1, 3–11, 15b–26 plus two unnumbered plates, of which 22 are original pen-and-ink drawings, 18 with additional grey wash and hand colouring, as well as 2 lithographic maps. - Provenance: Royal Danish Garrison Library, with an old stamp from this institution on the title page of the text volume and an old stamp ‘Ingenieurcorpsets Bibliothek’ on the title page of the text and plate volume (unobjectionable according to the provenance databases available to us). - Plates and folded leaves partly with tears at the margins. In places slightly finger-stained, occasionally with minor soiling and foxing, otherwise in very good condition. A highly interesting manuscript on various aspects of European military architecture beyond fortress architecture, profusely illustrated with 29 large-format pen drawings (some folding or double-page), of which 24 are on folio plates, including 22 hand-coloured or grey-inked, as well as numerous pen drawings in the text, some full-page, often coloured and some mounted, as well as 20 large-format folded lithographs and 2 lithographed maps. - A collection of manuscripts in Danish, German and French, amongst other languages, written by the two Danish officers mentioned in the title, comprising eight different sections on military buildings and installations in Prussia, Austria, France and Belgium, magnificently illustrated with partly hand-coloured architectural drawings and plans of a supposedly bombproof military hospital, barracks, service buildings and garrisons, appearing within the text, as full-page illustrations or on plates, as well as with a further number of lithographs by military lithographers on large fold-out plates. - 1. Text volume: Pages 1–96, featuring numerous, partly hand-coloured text illustrations and three plates with hand-coloured pen drawings of details of military architecture. The drawings in the atlas illustrate this travelogue. They show views and façades, floor plans, and layouts of military installations in Olomouc, Prague, Lyon, Vincennes, Sathonay, and Beverloo. Camp de Beverloo was a military training area near the Belgian town of Leopoldsburg. Its new buildings are depicted on 20 large (345 x 850 mm) folded lithographic plates. - II–IV. Description of the chapel stoves. Description of the stoves installed in the kitchen of the barracks near Olomouc (now in the Czech Republic). German text on pages 99–108, accompanied by two large-format illustrations of the kitchen stoves in the atlas and three further brief descriptions of the stoves in French and German, with drawings within the text on pages 111–118. - V. Note on the Beverloo camp and the regular deployments of the troops designated for the briefing and execution of the ensemble’s manoeuvres. French text on pages 133–166. - VI. Construction of Gothic mine galleries. German text on pages 171–209, dated 1859, with numerous mounted drawings on heavier brown paper and on a double-sided plate. - VII. Regiment du Génie: practical exercises. (Mons), Lithographic Press of the Génie Regiment, 1847. Lithographed text, 1 leaf (p. 211 and verso, title), 31 (1) pages. - VIII. (52) pages, paginated differently, containing printed and handwritten material relating to the Camp de Beverloo, including two large folded original pen drawings depicting the accommodation of generals. - 2nd atlas volume: 24 large folio plates, numbered 1, 3–11, 15b–26 plus two unnumbered plates, of which 22 are original pen drawings, 18 with additional grey inking and hand colouring, as well as 2 lithographic maps. - Provenance: Royal Danish Garrison Library, with an old stamp from this institution on the title page of the text volume, as well as old stamps reading ‘Ingenieurcorpsets Bibliothek’ on the title pages of the text and plate volumes (according to the provenance databases available to us, no objections). - Some plates and folding leaves have tears. Some minor fingerprints, occasional slight soiling and foxing; otherwise in very good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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