Gallery of Meissen Animals : Augustus the Strong's Menagerie for the Japanese Palace in Dresden
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
3777427950
ISBN-13
9783777427959
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Imprint
Hirmer Verlag
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 19th, 2006
Print length
360 Pages
Weight
2,334 grams
Dimensions
29.40 x 25.20 x 3.50 cms
Product Classification:
Decorative arts
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In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty. This book deals with this subject.
In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty.
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