Sketchbook of an unidentified German architect, containing around 130 sketches of neo-classical buildings in Russia (St. Petersburg and Moscow) and Germany (including Hamburg, Stuttgart, Munich, and Husum and Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein). There are sketches of houses, churches, monuments, and details, with some designs by the architect himself. The sketches are in pencil, with some heightened in ink. Nos. 1-114 are listed and described in German in an index at the back of the volume.
German architectural sketchbook
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.8929
- Dates of Creation
- 1822-1824 (Circa)
- Language of Material
- German .
- Physical Description
- 1 volume(s) 1 volume
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Purchased 1993
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