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 · 8 pictures

A German survey of national tastes in interior decoration and architecture, written by Joseph Friedrich Freiherr zu Racknitz and issued in Leipzig in 1796 with plates engraved by Schuricht, Veith and Darnstedt for aristocratic patrons and architects. Fine-line engravings show room schemes, a rusticated triumphal arch with fountains and clipped avenues, and a fenced garden plot by water, supplying ornament motifs, architectural frames and staffage figures.

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

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