Lötz : böhmisches Glas 1880-1940 / Bd 1 Jan Mergl; Helmut Ricke München : Prestel-Verl. 1989 32cm German language 384 pages
Lötz : böhmisches Glas 1880-1940 / Bd 2 Jan Mergl; Helmut Ricke München : Prestel-Verl. 1989 32cm German language 595 pages
Two volume set of this serious compilation on Loetz art glass. Volume one deals with shapes and patterns and designers taking into account the different techniques of glass production to achieve the polychromatic effect Loetz in known for. The second catalogue is a catalogue of shapes produced by the company and for various retailers in Europe (some making use of designers outside those attached to the Wiener Werkstatte like Christoper Dresser in England). There are other texts on Loetz, especially those by Waltraud Neuwirth but they don't provide the complete picture these two volumes achieve.
Postage will be expensive due to their weight of 6 Kilos.
Condition: Volume 1 light shelf wear to the covers. Internally very clean looks lightly read. Volume 2: small tear to bottom left corner of dust jacket (3mm) and top (1mm) both by spine. Jacket edges a bit ruffled. Contents fine.
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