Caption

Square in Mainz, photograph, page, photographer: B. Erdmann, Mainz, c. 1867 - in or before 1872, Rhineland-Palatinate, paper, albumen print, height 186 mm x width 152 mm, village square, Place, A street scene showing two adjacent multi-story buildings separated by a narrow passage and framed by a broad empty pavement in the foreground. The left building has a smooth facade with rectangular and arched windows, a pitched roof with small dormers and a chimney, and three arched doorways at ground level with decorative fanlights above two of them. The right building has a masonry facade with regularly spaced arched windows on both visible floors, a prominent cornice with bracketed eaves, and a raised stone base. Between the buildings, a small open area reveals a statue on a pedestal and some ornamental lamp posts, with a few potted shrubs near the entrance to the passage.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_477

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35.7Mb (6.7Mb) / 10.6in x 13.1in / 3182 x 3922 (300dpi)

Keywords

Square Mainz photograph page photographer B Erdmann c 1867 - 1872 Rhineland-Palatinate paper albumen print height 186 mm x width 152 mm village square Place street scene showing two adjacent multi-story buildings separated narrow passage framed broad empty pavement foreground left building smooth facade rectangular arched windows pitched roof small dormers chimney three arched doorways ground level decorative fanlights two them right building masonry facade regularly spaced visible floors prominent cornice bracketed eaves raised stone base buildings small open area reveals statue pedestal ornamental lamp posts potted shrubs near entrance passage