Darstellung und Geschichte des Geschmacks der vorzüglichsten Völker in Beziehung auf die innere Auszierung der Zimmer und auf die Baukunst

Racknitz, Joseph Friedrich, Freiherr zu, 1744-1818, Schuricht, Christian Friedrich, 1753-1832, Veith, Philipp, 1768-1837, Darnstedt, Johann Adolph, 1769-1844, Schmidt, Johann Gottfried, 1764-1803, Seyfert, Johann Gottlieb, 1761-1824, Göschen, Georg Joachim, 1752-1828 · 1796 · Leipzig : Bey Georg Joachim Göschen · 9 pictures

A German survey of interior decoration and architectural taste across nations, written by Joseph Friedrich von Racknitz and issued in Leipzig by Göschen in 1796, with plates drawn by Christian Friedrich Schuricht and engraved by Veith and Darnstedt for architects and furnishing patrons. The etchings show overgrown fragments of cornice and capital, torchlit vaulted interiors, and symmetrical garden pavilions in fine parallel-line shading.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Decoration and ornament · Interior decoration

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