RACKNITZ, JOSEPH FERDINAND, Baron zu. Darstellung und Geschichte desGeschmacks der vorzuglichsten Volker in Beziehung auf die innere Auszierung der Zimmer und auf die Baukunst. Engraved allegorical frontispiece in Volume 1; engraved chapter head- and

RACKNITZ, JOSEPH FERDINAND, Baron zu. Darstellung und Geschichte desGeschmacks der vorzuglichsten Volker in Beziehung auf die innere Auszierung der Zimmer und auf die Baukunst. Engraved allegorical frontispiece in Volume 1; engraved chapter head- and tailpieces throughout. 4 volumes in 3. With atlas containing 48 meticulously handcolored etched plates. Together, 5 volumes in 4. Text volumes 4to, contemporary .5 red roan with black morocco lettering pieces, atlas oblong folio, contemporary marbled boards, bindings moderately worn; marginal foxing throughout text volumes, atlas contents generally clean. Leipzig: Georg Joachim Gosch, 1796 E2500-3500 FIRST EDITION ofan illustrated survey of national styles of architectural decoration, interior design and furnishings, landscape architecture, etc., and factors influencing their development, with interesting bibliographical references to contemporary sources. A significant portion of the work is devoted to non-European cultures, including a chapter on Mexico. Berlin 3978.