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Gallery of Meissen Animals: Augustus the Strong Menagerie, Japanese Palace, Dresden
Samuel Wittwer
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Description for Gallery of Meissen Animals: Augustus the Strong Menagerie, Japanese Palace, Dresden
Hardcover. In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty. This book deals with this subject. Num Pages: 360 pages, 220 illustrations, 185 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JF; AFPC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 252 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2334.
In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty.
In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag Germany
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Munich, Germany
ISBN
9783777427959
SKU
V9783777427959
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Ref
99-15
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