Genormte Fantasie - Zeichenunterricht für Tischler 1800–1840

Standardised fantasy. Drawing lessons for carpenters 1800-1840.
Vienna / Cologne / Weimar: Böhlau Verlag, 1996.
ISBN: 3-205-98576-1

The catalogue was produced on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at the MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts in the Geymüllerschlössel. The exhibition took place from 10 May to 24 November 1996 and from 1 March to 27 April 1997.
The publication focuses on the training of cabinetmakers in Vienna between around 1790 and 1845, systematically analysing practice sheets, furniture drawings and finished pieces of furniture on the basis of archive material from the Vienna Carpenters' Guild and the Academy of Fine Arts. The aim is to reconstruct the design, craftsmanship and typological development of Viennese furniture in the first half of the 19th century.

Authors:
Gabriele Fabjanikowitsch studied art history and archaeology in Vienna and Salzburg. Her dissertation dealt with the function and nature of drawing lessons for craftsmen. She led a research project at the MAK on metal production at the Wiener Werkstätte and was head of the museum's management department. Her research has always focussed on the applied arts of the Biedermeier and Art Nouveau periods.

Christian Witt-Dörring, born in Vienna in 1950, studied art history and archaeology in Vienna. From 1979 he was head of the furniture collection at the MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts. His academic work focussed on the history of furniture and interiors, among other things.

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