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We are delighted to offer engravings from the dynamic
and exceedingly rare work of George Andreas Bockler
(1648-1685), “Architectura Curiosa Nova” published in
1664 in Nuremberg, Germany. Bockler, a German architect
and engineer from Nuremberg was fascinated with
water-raising devices, mills and other industrial
machinery, fountains and all things mechanical,
especially machines with many gears and complex moving
parts. The fourth part of
“Architectura Curiosa Nova” has intricate designs for
garden pavilions and garden paths, including
illustrations of palaces in Europe.
Each engraving has been hand-colored by our professional
Britain colorists. They are strongly rendered on soft white,
chain-lined paper that is in excellent condition
for a work that is now almost 350 years of age. There is
no foxing and the engravings are very strong, with remarkably beautiful images. The measurements are approximately
9 by 13 inches and a copy of the frontispiece accompanies
each print. It is truly a
wonderful work that not only has historical and
scientific value, but presents these beautiful feats of
engineering and architecture in a superbly decorative
manner.
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