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an open book with a drawing of a flower on itan old book with a picture of a mountain range on it
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Architecture Taut, Bruno Alpine Architecture. With 5 mounted illustrated section headings and 30 plates based on drawings by Bruno Taut, of which 8 are coloured and partly embossed in gold and silver, and 22 feature mounted illustrations. Grey-blue original cardboard box with an illustration on the lid and the title embossed in silver on the spine, additionally housed in a specially made private cardboard slipcase, also featuring an illustration on the lid. Bolliger 7, 235. – Dok.-Bibl. VI, 45. – Kosch XXI, 660. – *Die Lesbarkeit der Kunst* (Cat. Berlin 1999) No. 21. – First edition and one of the author’s major works. - *Alpine Architecture* is Bruno Taut’s (1880–1938) central utopian-expressionist portfolio publication, created between 1917 and 1919 and still clearly influenced by Paul Scheerbart’s architectural visions. In five parts that build upon one another conceptually – Crystal House, Architecture of the Mountains, Alpine Construction, Earth-Crust Construction, Star Construction – Taut envisions a socio-utopian redesign of the Alps into a glassy, crystalline artistic landscape that utilises the mountain peak as an architectural motif and extends this vision into cosmic dimensions. As a reaction to the experience of the First World War, the work is exemplary of the pacifist and visionary architectural literature of the early Weimar period and is regarded as a ‘highly significant work of architectural literature’. - Spine discreetly restored at the foot; front cover has marginal water-stains along the lower edge; protective cardboard sleeves slightly browned; nevertheless a good copy. With 5 mounted illustrated section titles and 30 plates based on drawings by Bruno Taut, of which 8 are coloured and partly highlighted in gold and silver, plus 22 with mounted illustrations. Grey-blue original boards with cover illustration and spine title in silver lettering, additionally housed in a specially made private cardboard slipcase, likewise featuring the cover illustration. Bolliger 7, 235. – Dok.-Bibl. VI, 45. – Kosch XXI, 660. – *Die Lesbarkeit der Kunst* (exhibition catalogue, Berlin 1999), no. 21. - First edition and one of the author’s principal works. - *Alpine Architektur* is the central utopian-Expressionist portfolio publication by Bruno Taut (1880–1938), conceived between 1917 and 1919 and still markedly shaped by the architectural visions of Paul Scheerbart. In five conceptually interlinked parts – Crystal House, Mountain Architecture, Alpine Construction, Earth’s Crust Construction, and Star Construction – Taut envisages a socially utopian transformation of the Alps into a glass, crystalline landscape of art, using the mountain peak itself as an architectural motif and extending the vision into cosmic dimensions. As a response to the experience of the First World War, the work stands as a prime example of the pacifist-visionary architectural literature of the early Weimar period and is regarded as ‘a highly significant work of architectural literature’. - Spine discreetly restored at the foot; front cover marginally water-stained at the lower edge; back cover slightly browned; nevertheless a good copy. 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 margin scheme. 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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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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