Cities of the World: 363 Engravings Revolutionize the View of the World: Complete Edition of the Colour Plates of 1572-1617

Braun, George & Franz Hogenberg & Stephan Füssel (editor) & Rem Koolhaas (foreword)

ISBN 10: 3822852724 / ISBN 13: 9783822852729

Published by Cologne : Taschen, 2008

About this Item

Original blind stamped cloth, dust jacket, ribbon marker, numerous (double page) colour maps, large folio (circa 42.5x30cm).; Front dust jacket partly discoloured; top corners slightly worn.

Seller Inventory # 406704-MA4

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cities of the World: 363 Engravings Revolutionize the View of the World: Complete Edition of the Colour Plates of 1572-1617
• Publisher: Cologne : Taschen
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3822852724
• ISBN 13: 9783822852729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Cities frozen in time: a snapshot of urban life, circa 1600 History's most opulent collection of town maps and illustrations The complete reprint of all 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg's survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America, with dozens of unusual details, two folding maps, as well as selected extracts from the original text and an in-depth commentary. First published in Cologne 1572-1617.

About the Author

Stephan Fussel is director of the Institute of the History of the Book at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, and holder of the Gutenberg Chair at the same university. He has published widely on early printing, on bookselling and publishing from the 18th to the 20th century, and on the future of communications. Fussel is also the editor of TASCHEN's Chronicle of the World and Luther Bible.

Rem Koolhaas is a co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture. Having worked as a journalist and script writer before becoming an architect, in 1978 he published Delirious New York, a retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan. In 1995, his book S,M,L,XL summarized the work of OMA and established connections of contemporary society and architecture. Amongst many international awards and exhibitions he received the Pritzker Prize (2000) and the Praemium Imperiale (2003).