Das Chorgestuhl des Kölner Domes
Hardcover
1930 · Berlin
by Tieschowitz, Bernhard von
Berlin: Deutscher Verein fur Kunstwissenschaft, 1930. ORIGINAL EDITION, NOT A REPRINT. Hardcover. Good. Contents VG, clean, unmarked, and tight but with a bit of age toning to page fore edges. Covers are VG and secures BUT the entire outer spine (navy blue part) is missing!. Darkest navy blue cloth/boards; gilt lettering. [8], 48 pp. followed by 96 bw plates, some with a/b views. Text in German. A beautiful study of the choir stalls of Koln Cathedral. Full of detailed images of the sculptural relief work of each seat, railing, the backdrop, and with photos of the entire section in situ within the cathedral. With no fewer than 104 seats, the medieval choir stalls in the inner choir of the cathedral are some of the largest of their kind still in existence. (Inventory #: 162998)