In German, this three-volume set is the first in-depth study of paintings sold in German-speaking countries prior to 1800.
Concentrating on sales that occurred during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it contains references to more than fifty thousand paintings that passed through the art market in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Central Europe.
An introduction surveys the history of the art market in Germany beginning in the 1670s, and is followed by a chronological listing of all extant catalogs prior to 1800, along with the institutions where copies of these...