23 - [ARCHITECTURE - HELVETICA]. Altschweizerische Baukunst. Early Swiss Architecture.

[ARCHITECTURE - HELVETICA]. Altschweizerische Baukunst. Early Swiss Architecture. Bilingual first edition, illustrated with 50 plates documenting the details and diversity of Swiss architecture. Bern, A. Francke Verlag, 1906–1907 Folio, loose-leaf, in the publisher’s flap folder bound in anthracite half-cloth with corner pieces, front cover printed and illustrated in black, original illustrated covers preserved. 21 pages (preface and table of plates), 50 inset plates printed in heliogravure or phototype based on the author’s surveys, drawings, wash drawings, and photographs; headpieces, initials, and tailpieces in the preface. Bilingual text in German and French. Worn and soiled slipcase First edition of this important study devoted to Swiss architectural heritage, published by Dr. Roland Anheisser (Karl Maximilian Roland Anheisser, 1877–1949), an architect, engraver, and architectural historian of German origin. The bilingual preface is followed by 50 plates (out of 110 listed), documenting facades, roof structures, woodwork details, traditional trusses, chalets, guild houses, and public buildings throughout all Swiss cantons. Stamp from the Kunst Museum in Bern on some plates and the original covers. Plates are crisp and well-preserved.