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Gallery of Meissen Animals: Augustus the Strong's Menagerie for the Japanese Palace in Dresden
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Gallery of Meissen Animals: Augustus the Strong's Menagerie for the Japanese Palace in Dresden
Contributors:
By (Author) Samuel Wittwer
Publisher:
Hirmer Verlag
Imprint:
Hirmer Verlag
Publication Date:
19th June 2006
Country:
Germany
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
738.20943214
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
360
Weight:
2320g
Description
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.
Author Bio
Samuel Wittwer is director of the Foundation of Prussian Castles and Gardens, Berlin-Brandenburg.
