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Dilucida repraesentatio magnificae et sumptuosae bibliothecae caesareae : = Eigentliche Vorstellung der vortreflichen und kostbaren kaiserlichen Bibliothec

Fischer von Erlach, Joseph Emanuel, Kleiner, Salomon · 1737 · in Verlag der Autoren · 15 pictures

A 1737 architectural survey of the Imperial Library in Vienna, published by its authors Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Salomon Kleiner in bilingual Latin and German for patrons and builders. Its engraved plates show the library's interior galleries with painted ceilings, carved balustrades and ornamental wall panels, plus the exterior facade elevation, offering designers a detailed record of high baroque decoration, with ornate scrollwork, figural ceiling paintings and rhythmic classical pilasters.

Archivgebäude, bibliotheksgebäude (architektur) · Barocke architektur · Barocke kunst · Wien, bundesland, bezirk und stadt (österreich)

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