Wilhelm Horn (1809-1891)

MORAVIAN FOLK COSTUMES (MAEHRISCHE VOLKSTRACHTEN)

Moravia, Brno, 1838
30 prints of Moravian folk costumes from Olomouc, Brno, Přerov, Hradišťko, Jihlava and Znojmo Regions. Complete original edition by Johan Höfelich from 1838. Originally coloured lithographs, 263x233 mm. Rare collection of folk costumes, well preserved and complete. Comes with: Lidové kroje na Moravě před 100 lety, 24 prints of folk costumes after original lithographs by Vilém Horn from 1838. Newly issued by Archiv pro krojový výzkum (the Archive for Costume Research) in Prague in 1938. Publishing house Taussig. mounted. Condition A. The rarity of the collection is also evident thanks to the fact that at the time of the reprint issue (1938), Archiv pro krojový výzkum (the Archive for Costume Research) in Prague did not have the complete set of 30 sheets and only 24 prints were published.