Richly illustrated 1968 facsimile of the 1929 first edition. First published in 1929 as the 14th and final volume of the Bauhausbücher series, László Moholy-Nagy's From Material to Architecture (Von Material zu Architektur) outlines his foundational teaching methods at the Bauhaus, focusing on developing sensory perception through tactile exercises, material studies, and the "New Vision" in photography. The book details the preliminary course (Vorkurs) at the Bauhaus, promoting the philosophy Jedermann ist begabt ("everyone is talented"). Includes texts by Otto Stelzer and Hans M. Wingler. Originally designed by László Moholy-Nagy, the cover and binding of this edition were designed by Herbert Bayer.
Title: Von Material zu Architektur. Faksimile der 1929 erschienenen Erstausgabe. Mit einem Aufsatz von Otto Stelzer und einem Beitrag des Herausgebers.
Author: László Moholy-Nagy
Publisher: Florian Kupferberg, Mainz and Berlin
Publication Date: 1968 facsimile of the 1929 first edition
Format: Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket
Images: illustrated in b/w
Pages: 250 pp.
Language: German
Condition: very good. small chips and short tears to jacket, spine sunned, rubbing to edges of spine, ownership inscription of Dr Alastair Grieve
Provenance: The Library of Dr Alastair Grieve
Stock Number: RB05171 AG
Richly illustrated 1968 facsimile of the 1929 first edition. First published in 1929 as the 14th and final volume of the Bauhausbücher series, László Moholy-Nagy's From Material to Architecture (Von Material zu Architektur) outlines his foundational teaching methods at the Bauhaus, focusing on developing sensory perception through tactile exercises, material studies, and the "New Vision" in photography. The book details the preliminary course (Vorkurs) at the Bauhaus, promoting the philosophy Jedermann ist begabt ("everyone is talented"). Includes texts by Otto Stelzer and Hans M. Wingler. Originally designed by László Moholy-Nagy, the cover and binding of this edition were designed by Herbert Bayer.
Title: Von Material zu Architektur. Faksimile der 1929 erschienenen Erstausgabe. Mit einem Aufsatz von Otto Stelzer und einem Beitrag des Herausgebers.
Author: László Moholy-Nagy
Publisher: Florian Kupferberg, Mainz and Berlin
Publication Date: 1968 facsimile of the 1929 first edition
Format: Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket
Images: illustrated in b/w
Pages: 250 pp.
Language: German
Condition: very good. small chips and short tears to jacket, spine sunned, rubbing to edges of spine, ownership inscription of Dr Alastair Grieve
Provenance: The Library of Dr Alastair Grieve
Stock Number: RB05171 AG
