Main entry:

Persius, Ludwig, 1803-1845.

Title & Author:

Ludwig Persius : das architektonische Werk heute = The architectural work today / herausgegeben von Hillert Ibbeken ; mit Beiträgen von Eva Börsch-Supan [and others] ; Photographien, Hillert Ibbeken ; [Übersetzung ins Englische, Michael Robinson].

Publication:

Description:

203 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
"Das Werk von Persisus findet sich fast ausschliesslich in Potsdam ..."--Jkt.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203).
Ludwig Persius. Leben im Werk=Ludwig Persius. His life in work / Eva Börsch-Supan -- Im Schatten Schinkels=In the shadow of Schinkel / Heinz Schönemann -- Wir betrachten vielmehr die strengen Regein der Symmetrie für diese Aufgaben als ganz abgekommen=On the contrary, we feel that the strict rules of symmetry are quite inappropriate for these tasks / Andreas Meinecke -- " ... eine Menge von Unbequemlichkeiten und konstruktionellen Überständen ..." Zur Nutzung und Erhaltung der Bauten von Persius=" ... a number of discomforts and structural evils ..." About using and maintaining Persius's buildings.
German and English.

Summary:

"Ludwig Persius (1803-1845) was a pupil of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and his closest assistant. Very little has been published about him to date. With the aim of providing an exhaustive documentation of all his work that is still in existence, the present volume now shows Persius's architectural work in its current condition in 180 photographs, with numerous as yet unpublished exterior and interior photographs including also many detailed views." "Persius's architecture was moulded by the work of Schinkel. He was his site supervisor at the Hofgartnerhaus in Charlottenhof, adopting its style inspired by Italian domestic architecture for his numerous villas with towers, which are still characteristic features of the Potsdam cityscape. He was a master of the disposition of building volumes and of tying buildings into the landscape. About 50 buildings have survived, including early industrial structures. Persius's work is to be found almost exclusively in Potsdam. King Friedrich Wilhelm IV appointed him to the post of an "Architect to the King", a title he shared only with Friedrich August Stuler who got it for the Berlin area. His best-known buildings are the Friedenskirche in Potsdam, the Heilandskirche in Sacrow and the so-called Mosque by the Havel bay in Potsdam, a steam-driven pump-house in the Moorish style for the fountains in the gardens of Sanssouci and an eminent example of the romantic and exotic transfiguration of a simple functional building." "Eva Borsch-Supan describes Persius's life as an architect, Stefan Gehlen writes about the condition of his buildings and about problems of use and maintenance, Andreas Meinecke looks at the way the architect came to terms with the theme of symmetry and asymmetry, and Heinz Schonemann's contribution examines Persius's role as a pupil of Schinkel. Hillert Ibbeken, who provided the idea for this book, wrote the catalogue texts."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

39325654680
3932565460 (corrected ; cl.)
9783932565465 (corrected ; cl.)

Subject:

Persius, Ludwig, 1803-1845.
Persius, Ludwig 1803-1845
Persius, Ludwig.
Architecture Germany History 19th century.
Architecture Germany 19th century.
Architecture Allemagne 19e siècle.
Architecture Allemagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture
Architektur
Bouwkunst.
Architecture Germany Potsdam.
Germany
Potsdam (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
Bildband.
History

Added entries:

Ibbeken, H. (Hillert), 1935-
Börsch-Supan, Eva.

Architektonische Werk heute
Architectural work today

Holdings:

Location: Library main 242561
Call No.: BIB 172363
Status: Available