Bidspirit auction | Deutsche Bauzeitung – 1889 Complete
Deutsche Bauzeitung – 1889 Complete Volume (XXIII Jahrgang) – 626 pp. – Includes Rare Article: “Neubau einer Synagoge für Glogau” (Destroyed 1938) - A substantial and highly collectible complete 1889 volume of the important German architectural journal: “Deutsche Bauzeitung” – Official publication of the Association of German Architects and Engineers ⸻ 📚 Bibliographic Details • Title: Deutsche Bauzeitung • Year: 1889 (XXIII Jahrgang) • Place: Berlin • Publisher: Ernst Toeche • Editors: K.E.O. Fritsch & F.W. Büsing • Pagination: approx. 626 pages • Format: Large folio / newspaper format • Binding: Period binding ⸻ 🏛 Highlights & Content This richly illustrated architectural volume includes: • Numerous engraved plates, plans, elevations, and technical drawings • Detailed documentation of late 19th-century European architecture • Projects, competitions, engineering works, and urban planning ⭐ Exceptional Highlight 👉 Article: “Entwurf zum Neubau einer Synagoge für Glogau” • Architectural plans, sections, and façade drawings • Designed by German architects (Berlin) • A rare visual and documentary record 📌 Historical importance: The synagogue of Glogau (today Głogów, Poland) was destroyed during the events of 1938 (Kristallnacht) ➡️ This makes the publication a valuable historical source preserving a lost Jewish architectural heritage ⸻ 🖼 Additional Illustrations • Berlin Philharmonie concert hall (interior engraving) • Private villas and palaces • Engineering structures • Exhibition plans (Paris 1889) • Architectural details and columns ⸻ 📌 Condition • Binding worn, rubbed, and scuffed • Typical age-related wear • Pages generally well preserved • Some toning / foxing • Plates and illustrations in good condition ⸻ ⭐ Collector’s Value • ✔ Complete yearly volume • ✔ Richly illustrated • ✔ Important architectural reference • ✔ Includes lost synagogue documentation • ✔ Strong crossover appeal: • Architecture collectors • Judaica collectors • Holocaust / Jewish heritage interest