Architectura Domestica
London: Ackermann and Company, 1839. Item #007572
Basically a trade catalog for the German architect and planner, featuring his domestic work in Hamburg. He offers a brief description of each house, explaining the circumstances of the design and sometimes including interior details: "The arrangement of this house as the residence of a wealthy family which desires to display a noble magnificence, will be easily understood by the plans. I may consider myself fortunate, that I was allowed to choose better materials than usual, even to give occasion for the application of sculpture and painting in the decoration of the apartment, etc." Chateauneuf was active in the reconstruction of Hamburg after the 1842 fire. Unsure whether this ambitious catalog resulted in any work in England. Text in English and German. Scarce. First English edition. Folio; 7 pp.; frontis. and 18 engraved plates. Bookplate; moderate foxing throughout; some marginal damp staining; else a good copy in worn contemporary gilt-stamped brown cloth.
Price: $600.00