Bauernhäuser und Holzkirchen in Ostpreußen 1911 – Dethlefsen, East Prussia

Bauernhäuser und Holzkirchen in Ostpreußen – Richard Dethlefsen, 1911

The original 1911 edition of the classic study of rural architecture in East Prussia, collected with the support of the Royal Prussian State Government by Richard Dethlefsen, Provincial Conservator of Monuments of East Prussia. It documents farmhouses and wooden churches – many of them long since lost – in photographs, elevations, floor plans, sections and construction details. A key source for anyone interested in East Prussia, Lithuania Minor, Masuria and vernacular timber architecture.

DETAILS

• Author: Richard Dethlefsen (Königl. Baurat, Provinzialkonservator der Provinz Ostpreußen)
• Publisher: Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin W, 1911 – original edition
• Text sections: Introduction, General, Lithuania (Litauen), Masuria, Samland/Natangen/Barten, Ermland, Oberland, Wooden Churches
• About 70 pages of text with photographs and drawings
• 32 architectural plates (Tafeln 1–32), all present
• Language: German (Fraktur headings)
• Format: large folio, original printed covers

CONDITION

The text pages and plates are clean and well preserved. The original covers are soiled and rubbed, with wear and small chips to the edges and spine. Old pencil notes on the back cover. Rust marks from the original binding staples are visible in the gutter of some pages. Please review all photos carefully for the exact condition.

You will receive the exact item shown in the photos.