Bauhaus Dessau – Original Bauhaus Prospectus. Cover Design by Herbert Bayer

Rare original prospectus published by the Bauhaus in Dessau, documenting the school's educational program, workshops, architecture, and approach to modern design. Includes a detailed curriculum, semester plans, descriptions of the various workshops, and information on student life and the integration of artistic training with industrial production. Illustrated throughout with photographs, architectural drawings, floor plans, and reproductions of work produced at the Bauhaus. Includes furniture by Marcel Breuer, textiles by Benita Otte, a photograph by Lux Feininger titled Der Bau als Bühne, documentation of Oskar Schlemmer's Triadisches Ballett, and a reproduction of Herbert Bayer's exhibition poster for Wassily Kandinsky. Architectural material includes the Bauhaus building in Dessau, Walter Gropius's Dessau-Törten housing development, and experimental housing designs by Georg Muche and Richard Paulick. The original blue photographic wrappers, designed by Herbert Bayer, combine architectural photography with modernist typography. The extensive 38-page advertising section contains examples of contemporary commercial typography and graphic design, including a full-page advertisement for the Ludwig Wagner type foundry in Leipzig.A primary document of the Bauhaus during its Dessau period, illustrating the school's activities across architecture, typography, photography, textiles, furniture, and stage design. Good condition. Spine browned, with tiny tears but no loss. Browning along the spine borders of the wrappers. Minor toning and occasional small, light stains to some pages. Binding intact.