Category:Leistler Bookcase
English: Leistler Bookcase, 1850-51, shown at the The Great Exhibition, London, 1851. Leistler's exhibits were described as "massive, bold and masculine in design, and well adapted to a palace". This bookcase, "a cathedral in wood", bears elaborate decoration that referred to current debates on the unification of the German-speaking peoples. It was presented to Queen Victoria by Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and installed in Buckingham Palace. Made in Vienna, Austria. Designed by Bernardis di Bernardo; assisted by Joseph Kranner; made by Carl Leistler & Sohn; sculpted by Anton Dominik Feinkorn; carved by Franz Maler. Made out of oak. Museum no. W.12-1967. Given by the University of Edinburgh.
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Media in category "Leistler Bookcase"
The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total.
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Leistler bookcase 2539.JPG 2,665 × 2,665; 2.74 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2550.JPG 2,736 × 3,648; 3.8 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2554.JPG 2,736 × 3,648; 3.75 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2555.JPG 2,736 × 3,648; 3.71 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2557 stitched.jpg 2,191 × 2,036; 1.26 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2557.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 4.24 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2558.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 4.16 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2559.JPG 2,736 × 3,648; 3.76 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2560.JPG 2,736 × 3,648; 3.82 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2561.JPG 2,736 × 3,648; 3.9 MB
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Leistler bookcase 2563.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 4.23 MB
