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Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1964. First edition. Near fine.. Catalogue of an exhibition on the epic of Gilgamesh, incorporating both modern visual art and archaeological artifacts, and with original silkscreened cover and frontispiece by Baumeister. Illustrated catalogue of prints and drawings by Baumeister, Richard Janthur, Josef Hegebarth, Rolf Nesch, and Emil Schumacher, followed by reproductions of Akkadian cylinder seals and a brief glossary of names and places. 9.25'' x 7.5''. Text in German. Original pictorial wrappers with prints by Baumeister. Color frontispiece, 58 black and white plates. 72 pages plus advertisements. Label of the National Gallery of Art mounted to inside front cover. Minor wear and faint soil to covers.

Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 235 x 190 mm), 72, [4] pages in illustrated wrappers (soft cover).Exhibition catalogue focusing on artistic renderings of the Epic of Gilgamesh (in German, Gilgamesch), a Mesopotamian king. With drawings by Willi Baumeister and prints by Baumeister, Richard Janthur, Josef Hegenbarth, Rolf Nesch, and Emil Schumacher. Baumeister (1889-1955) had long been interested in the ancient art and culture of the Near East. Indeed, according to Baumeister biographer and friend Will Grohmann, Baumeister knew the epic by heart. (See "Gilgamesh in Modern Art," by Brigitte Pedde, in F. Pedde and N. Shelley (eds.), Assyromania and More: In Memory of Samuel M. Paley, marru 4 (2018), pages 449-458.) The catalogue features beautiful original screen prints by Baumeister on the upper wrapper and frontispiece. Text entirely in German. CONDITION: Light soiling to wrappers, internally clean and unmarked.… Read More