1849 - Schmidt,R.R.

Schmidt,R.R. The diluvial prehistory of Germany. With the collaboration of E. Koken and A. Schliz. Stgt., Nägele and Sprösser 1912. fol. With 42 collotype plates and some text illustrations. XIII, 1 p., 283 p. 4 p. (list of plates), 1 loose leaf explanation per plate. Oprgt. with rsch. (Somewhat worn and rubbed). Only edition. Very rare. - The prehistorian and archaeologist Robert Rudolf Schmidt (1882-1950) was professor of prehistory and director of the Institute of Prehistory at the University of Tübingen until 1930. - "The monumental work 'Die diluviale Vorzeit Deutschlands' by Robert Rudolf Schmidt, published in 1912, is the first wide-ranging book on the study of the Palaeolithic in Germany and at the same time an outstanding milestone in Palaeolithic research on an international scale. The book presents an ingenious synthesis of primary data from Schmidt's own fieldwork and the state of knowledge at the time. " (Bolus and Conrad. 100 years of Robert Rudolf Schmidt's 'Die diluviale Vorzeit Deutschlands, 2012). - With the parts: I. Archaeological part of R. R. Schmidt. The diluvial cultures of Germany. II. geological part by Ernst Koken. The geology and fauna of the Palaeolithic cultural sites of Germany. III. anthropological part by A. Schliz. The diluvial human remains of Germany. - (68293).