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Verlagsbuchhandlung F.A. Herbig G.m.b.H., Berlin W 35, 1929. 6. bis 10. Tausend. Hardcover; 39 pp. text plus 36 unnumbered pages of black and white plates; 29 cm. Text in German. Condition of book: Acceptable. No dust jacket. Boards show significant wear with water staining, particularly on rear cover, with some bleeding of the red from the cloth on the spine. Front cover retains attractive line drawing of crowned medieval female figure. Spine cloth intact. Ink inscription on front endpaper dated Weihnachten (Christmas) 1929; pages show some toning, but are otherwise unmarked. An essay on the female figure in early German medieval sculpture, illustrated with photographic plates of cathedral sculptures from Naumburg, Bamberg, Strasbourg, Mainz, Regensburg, and other sites. Features the famous Naumburg Cathedral donor figures including Uta, Gerburg, and Reglindis, as well as the Bamberger Maria, Ecclesia, and Synagoge from Strasbourg Minster. Includes Middle High German verse with modern German translations. Contents: Dem Beschauer; Gräfin Gerburg; Reglindis; Markgräfin Uta; Der Ritter und sein Gemahl; Kaiserin Kunigunde; Gepa; Königin Hemma; Eva; Die Bamberger Maria; Elisabeth; Kleine Königin; Muoter und maget; Maria mit dem Kinde; Die schmerzensreiche Mutter; Mädchen; Ecclesia; Synagoge