Der Bordesholmer Altar Meister Brüggemanns , Herausgegeben von Freerk Haye Hamkens. 48 Photographs of Late Medieval Gothic Wood Sculpture in Schleswig Cathedral. Insel - Verlag, Weisbaden. Insel Bucherei #495, Published 1958. OP

Freerk Haye Hamkens (Pseudonym of Wilhelm Schirrmann, 1902 - 1982)

Published by Insel - Verlag (Series Insel - Bucherei # 495), 1958

About this Item

This lovely little book is a collection of 48 black-and-white photographs of the magnificent, late medieval, Gothic wood sculpture (The Bordesholmer Altar) created by Hans Brüggemann for the altar in Schleswig Cathedral (circa 1521), depicting Christ's Passion, which was thought to have been inspired by works of Albrecht Dürer. The accompanying text in the book is entirely in German. Published in Weisbaden, Germany in 1958, this is Insel - Bucherei # 495. As with all the books in this series, the cover has been given a delightful decorative pattern. We are lucky that this particular copy had, inserted within its covers, a small promotional catalog list from Insel-Verlag for the summer of 1958. There is also a handsome bookmark from a bookshop in Tübingen : "Osiandersche Buchhandlung" Both of these have been kept with the book. The 48 photographs were all printed on calendered paper. The book is now Out of Print - OP. ******************************************** SERIES : Insel - Bucherie (Nr. 495) / TITLE : Der Bordesholmer Altar Meister Brüggemanns / EDITOR: Freerk Haye Hamkens (Pseudonym of Wilhelm Schirrmann, 1902 - 1982)/ IMPRINT : Insel - Verlag / PLACE : Weisbaden, Germany / PRINTER : J. Fink, Stuttgart / DATE : (1958) / EDITION : Later Printing / STATUS : OP / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Petite trade hardcover; contain 48 photographic plate illustrations, printed on calendered paper; 48 pages of illustration, followed by six pages of text in German. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4" (measured by binding); decorated paper-covered boards with black lettering on paper labels which have green borders. Publisher's promotional list leaflet inserted; also laid in is a bookmark from a Tübingen bookshop. ********************************************* CONDITION . VERY GOOD . This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with but modest signs of handling (paper labels display mild surface rub, else cover is clean and attractive. Interior is bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Seller Inventory # 2010

Bibliographic Details

Title: Der Bordesholmer Altar Meister Brüggemanns ,...

Publisher: Insel - Verlag (Series Insel - Bucherei # 495)

Publication Date: 1958

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good