"De Toegepaste kunsten in Nederland. Een reeks monografieën - Lot 514

"De Toegepaste kunsten in Nederland. Een reeks monografieën over hedendaagsche sier- en nijverheidskunst. Complete collection (with the exception of no. 22). Rotterdam, W.L. and J. Brusse, 1923-1925, 23 vols. 8°, br. illustrated cover by Roelf Gerbrands. First edition. This admirable series gives a particularly interesting overview of applied art in the years 1900 to 1925 in long articles by authors who often worked in the field themselves, including Theo van Doesburg and Nieuwenhuis. Covers furniture, wallpaper, textiles, ornamental metal in architecture, small leather goods, lace and hand weaving, glass and crystal, pottery, women's clothing, jewelry, sacred art, toys, puppets, masks and shadow play, books and graphic work, etc. A fine copy.