3 Vols The English House

Hermann Muthesius; Dennis Sharp [Editor]; Janet Seligman [Translation]; Stewart Spencer [Translation]

Published by Francis Lincoln Ltd, London, 2007

About this Item

The three-volume first complete English edition of Muthesius"s foundational study of English domestic architecture that helped shape modern design theory, with original dust wrappers and slipcase. In the publisher's original cloth bindings with gilt, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers and housed in the original pictorial paper covered slipcase.These volumes are the first complete English editions. Originally published in German between 1904 and 1905 as Das Englische Haus, Muthesius"s work was a foundational study of English domestic architecture, which he regarded as the model for modern housing design. His work examines the English house in all its aspects divided into three volumes: Volume I: Development, Volume II: Layout and Construction, and Volume III: The Interior. Muthesius cover all aspects of the tradition English house, from planning, construction, and craftsmanship to furniture, gardens, and the philosophy of domestic life. He celebrates the functional elegance of English homes, highlighting their simplicity, practicality, and reliance on local materials.These works are profusely illustrated in monochrome with floor plans, photographs and designs. Hermann Muthesius (1861 1927) was a German architect, critic, and diplomat whose studies of English domestic architecture profoundly shaped early 20th-century design theory. He co-founded the Deutscher Werkbund in 1907, helping lay the groundwork for modernist architecture and the Bauhaus movement. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, lovely. Dust wrappers, excellent, with just one or two of the slightest handling marks. Slipcase lovely, with the faintest trace of rubbing to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout. Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 3 Vols The English House
• Publisher: Francis Lincoln Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2007
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Various
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art & Architecture