A new book is out about the "Neues Palais". This week there was a lecture about the book and Palais from the author in the Staatsarchiv in DA. Here the details:
Das Darmstädter Neue Palais - von Petra Tücks (Art Historian)
Verlag der Hessischen Historischen Kommission Darmstadt,
400 Seiten (Pages), price: €56.-
It shows alot of unpublished material like sketches, pictures, plans (thats what the newspaper writes)
Unfortunatly I coundn't go, the Darmstädter Echo announced it really late. But I definitly will have a look at the book. If there is a ISBN, I will post it here, as soon as possible
VN
I just bought the book today and it is a great book. A lot of information about the different periods; from the planing of the building (architectual aspects etc.) to the interior decorations, rooms etc. The later years when the Arts & Crafts influence came up.
Pictures of the different rooms of Alice, even of their earlier home Prinz-Karl Palais.
I would say, even if you can't read german it is worth getting for everyone who is interested in the Hessian Familiy.
ISBN: 3-88443-302-4
It is published by the 'Selbstverlag der Hessischen Historischen Kommission Darmstadt und der Historischen Kommission Hessen'
Titel: Das Darmstädter Neue Palais von Petra Tücks
You could try to get it over:
Hess. Historische Kommission,
Karolinenplatz 3
64289 Darmstadt
FAX: 06151- 165901
From abroad it would be: +49 6151-165901
Greetings VN