51 x 36 cm. 16 kg.

Schulz Codex: over 1000 motifs on 132 plates. Facsimile in five-eight-color print, plates in two cassettes, text volume with Japanese block stitching. Commentary by Rainer Behrends with over 180 illustrations. German-English-French-Spanish text. Published by Edition Leipzig 1978, numbered 467, limited edition of 1500 copies, the printing plates were destroyed after printing! The pattern sheets from the Meissner Malstube are reproduced in full for the first time. Binding covered with Honan silk, Meissen porcelain plaques made especially for this edition on the spine. Original slipcase fixed at the top and bottom with adhesive tape, covers with signs of wear.

The pattern sheets date from the years 1723-1726. The originals were acquired by the collector Georg Wilhelm Schulz, after whom the collection is named (Schulz Codex). The Grassi Museum für Angewnadte Kunst in Leipzig acquired the sheets from the Schulz estate. Johann Gregorius Hoeroldt was the initiator of the sketch collection * Partner auction Bergmann.