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Spain Architecture and Landscape
- The Unknown Spain -


A very rare book full of beautiful full page photographs (in high quality photo gravure technique)
of the landscape, cities and villages of Old Spain in the early 1920s.
Depicted are portals, towers, streets, plazas, churches, abbeys, chapels, cemeteries, palaces, patios,
gardens, stairs, window gates, water holes, bridges, castles (Castillos) and garbs ...

The photographer Kurt Hielscher travelled through Spanien in the 1920s and made over 2000 photos
w/ premier photo equipment; his Zeiss Ikon/Ica camera and Zeiss objectives on Agfa Chromo Isorapid and
Chromo Isolar plates and Isopan films

His book represents the best 304 photos out of 2000 from Old Spain.
From Santander to Tarifa !!


This precious book was not affordable by too many people at that time.
And there is no other book of that time which comes close to the printing quality of that title.

Photographs titled in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

From the series "Orbis Terrarum", a series of early photobooks portraying the regions of the world.

Hardcover (Full Linen)
328 pages, german text

- 304 sepia photos in rotogravure printing
- 24 pages introduction and index of photographs

In good exterior and good - very good interior condition.
Tips of spine frayed, minor water staining on front board and inner hinge on first few pages. Occasionally fingerstained at margins, otherwise ok.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9-3/4" ~3.9 lbs.

This item is NO facsimile, it is a real authentic, historical item.

from Kurt Hielscher
Published by Atlantis, Berlin 1930

Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents):

Albarracin, Albufera, Alcala de Guadaira,
Aldeanueva de la Vera, Algatocin,
Alhambra, Almazan, Alquezar, Andujar,
Antequera, Aranjuez, Arcos de la Frontera,
Arranda de Duero, Autol, Avila, Barcelona,
Batuecas, Bielsa, Bilbao, Burgo de Osma,
Burgos, Butron, Brachimanasee, Caceres,
Candelario, Cangas de Onis, Carmona,
Castellbo, Castellfullit, Cenaruza, Cepeda,
Chorro, Ciudad Rodrigo, Coca, Cordoba,
Cuenca, Daroca, Debotestal, Durango,
Ecija, Elche, Elorrio, Escorial, Fuenterabia,
Gerona, Granada, Guadalajara, Guadalest,
Guadix, Güejar-Sierra, Hermida,
Höhlenstädte, Hurdes, Jativa, Javea,
Jerez de la Frontera, Jerica, La Alberca,

Lagartera, Madrid, Maladeta, Manaria,
Manzanera, Martos, Medinaceli, Mochagar,
Mogarraz, Mombeltran, Monte Agudo,
Montserrat, Niebla, Nuria, Ondarroa,
Orihuela, Oviedo, Pancorbo, Pasages,
Penafiel, Pena Montanesa, Pic de Aneto,
Pic du midi, Picos de Europa, Pontevedra,
Potes, Pyrenäen, Ronda, Sagunt,
Salamanca, San Esteban de Gormaz,
San Juan de Plan, San Sebastian,
Santander, Santiago de Campostela,
Segovia, Segretal, Sepulveda, Sevilla,
Sierra Nevada, Sigüenza, Soria, Tarifa,
Tarazona, Tarragona, Toledo, Toro,
Trujillo, Turregano, Valencia, Valladolid,
Vigo, Yuste, Zafra, Zamora, Zarragoza





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