Description
Offered here is Divisare Books Issue 193 – “Villa Tugendhat – Mies van der Rohe” photographed by Mary Gaudin. This beautifully produced pocket-size volume is dedicated to Gaudin’s visual journey through Villa Tugendhat in Brno, Czech Republic, one of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s most important residential works and a landmark of modern architecture. Her photographs quietly register the house’s spaces, materials and light, capturing “the architectural language of the master in its essence, no more no less,” as Divisare describes it.
Issue 193 is part of the later wave of Divisare Books: small-format, high-quality paperbacks printed with vegetable inks on 100% recycled paper, meant as lasting physical objects rather than digital content. The colophon specifies an edition of only 100 copies, all sold exclusively through Divisare’s own shop and now marked Sold Out. This particular copy is hand-numbered 96/100, making it a verifiable example from the very end of the print run and a scarce find for collectors of Mies, modernist houses and contemporary architectural photography.
Key points
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Early Divisare Books architectural photography volume on Villa Tugendhat
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Photographer: Mary Gaudin, documenting Mies van der Rohe’s Brno masterpiece
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Edition of only 100 copies, sold out at the publisher
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This copy is hand-numbered 96/100 in the colophon
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Produced and printed by Divisare (Rome), distributed from Berlin only through their online shop
Details
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Title: Villa Tugendhat – Mies van der Rohe
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Series: Divisare Books – Issue 193
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Photographer: Mary Gaudin
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Publisher: Divisare Books (Architectural Photography)
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Publication: September 2018
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Edition: 100 copies, this example numbered 96/100
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Format: Softcover booklet, staple-bound
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Size: 14.8 × 21 cm (A5 pocket-book)
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Pages: 40 pages, colour digital printing on fine recycled paper
We currently have several other Divisare titles and box sets listed separately in our store. If you collect Divisare or contemporary architecture books, you may want to browse our other listings for additional volumes from the early series.
Condition
Overall very good, with light shelf wear to the covers consistent with careful handling. Corners show only minor rubbing, the stapled binding remains tight, and the interior pages are clean and bright with no writing or underlining noted. The hand-numbered limitation “96/100” is clearly legible in the colophon. Please view all the photos carefully to evaluate condition and details for yourself before purchasing.
