The King's Dream: Ludwig II by Kishin Shinoyama & Koji Taki

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English中文

王の夢・ルートヴィヒII世 / 篠山紀信（撮影）；多木浩二（文） / Kishin Shinoyama (photography); Koji Taki (text) / Shogakukan (小学館) / 1983 / 31 × 23 cm (height × width; same-edition bookseller measurement) / 155 pp. / Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket / ISBN 9784096801222

<Condition> Pre-owned hardcover with dust jacket. The cream dust jacket shows age-related yellowing, rubbing, creasing, and visible tearing and chipping near the upper corner and spine ends. A small discoloured mark is visible on the photographed title leaf. The photographed colour spreads appear intact. Condition as shown in the photographs; please review all actual-item images carefully.

<Description>

Published by Shogakukan in 1983, The King's Dream: Ludwig II brings together the photography of Kishin Shinoyama and writing by the critic Koji Taki. Its subject is the architectural and imaginative world associated with King Ludwig II of Bavaria, whose fascination with medieval legends, theatrical spectacle and historical styles shaped some of nineteenth-century Europe's most extraordinary royal building projects. Shinoyama photographs castles, forests, mountains, richly decorated interiors, painted ceilings, portraits and sculptural details. The imagery moves between immense architectural spaces and intimate elements of decoration, often employing saturated blues, deep shadows and carefully controlled viewpoints. Mist-covered landscapes and buildings glimpsed through foliage give the sequence a dreamlike atmosphere, while elaborate rooms reveal the scale and intensity of the king's artistic ambitions. Ludwig II commissioned Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee during an era when historicist architecture transformed earlier artistic traditions into new environments. The photographs explore how those ambitions survive materially in stone, ornament, landscape and constructed perspective. Koji Taki's contribution provides a written counterpart to the visual investigation. The book's generous colour spreads make its architectural subjects unusually immersive. Through the contrast between monumental interiors and quiet natural surroundings, Shinoyama constructs a photographic journey into the relationship between royal imagination, built form and the landscapes that continue to frame Ludwig's legacy.

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王の夢・ルートヴィヒII世 / 篠山紀信（撮影）；多木浩二（文） / Kishin Shinoyama (photography); Koji Taki (text) / Shogakukan (小学館) / 1983 / 31 × 23 cm (height × width; same-edition bookseller measurement) / 155 pp. / Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket / ISBN 9784096801222

＜品相＞二手精裝本附護封。米白色護封有年代泛黃、摩擦、摺痕及邊角磨耗，上方角位與書脊端部可見撕裂及缺損。照片所示扉頁有小處泛色污點，彩色跨頁整體完整。實際品相以照片為準，購買前請仔細查看全部實物圖片。

＜介紹＞

《王の夢・ルートヴィヒII世》由小学館於1983年出版，結合篠山紀信的彩色攝影與評論家多木浩二的文字，探索巴伐利亞國王路德維希二世留下的建築世界。十九世紀的路德維希深受中世紀傳說、華格納音樂與歷史主義藝術影響，將個人的審美理想投入城堡與宮殿的建造之中。 篠山的鏡頭穿行於城堡、山林、湖泊與繁複的室內空間。濃郁的藍色、深沉的陰影、華麗的壁畫、雕塑和裝飾細節，形成具有戲劇性的視覺節奏。建築有時從霧氣與樹枝間隱約浮現，有時以大幅跨頁展開，使讀者感受到空間的尺度及其精心營造的氛圍。 新天鵝堡、林德霍夫宮與海倫基姆湖宮所代表的建築理想，承載著國王對歷史、藝術與個人世界的想像。多木浩二的文字與篠山的影像相互參照，將城堡視為值得深入觀看的文化空間。這部作品透過建築與自然景觀的交替，呈現理想如何被轉化為具體而壯麗的形式。

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English中文

王の夢・ルートヴィヒII世 / 篠山紀信（撮影）；多木浩二（文） / Kishin Shinoyama (photography); Koji Taki (text) / Shogakukan (小学館) / 1983 / 31 × 23 cm (height × width; same-edition bookseller measurement) / 155 pp. / Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket / ISBN 9784096801222

<Condition> Pre-owned hardcover with dust jacket. The cream dust jacket shows age-related yellowing, rubbing, creasing, and visible tearing and chipping near the upper corner and spine ends. A small discoloured mark is visible on the photographed title leaf. The photographed colour spreads appear intact. Condition as shown in the photographs; please review all actual-item images carefully.

<Description>

Published by Shogakukan in 1983, The King's Dream: Ludwig II brings together the photography of Kishin Shinoyama and writing by the critic Koji Taki. Its subject is the architectural and imaginative world associated with King Ludwig II of Bavaria, whose fascination with medieval legends, theatrical spectacle and historical styles shaped some of nineteenth-century Europe's most extraordinary royal building projects. Shinoyama photographs castles, forests, mountains, richly decorated interiors, painted ceilings, portraits and sculptural details. The imagery moves between immense architectural spaces and intimate elements of decoration, often employing saturated blues, deep shadows and carefully controlled viewpoints. Mist-covered landscapes and buildings glimpsed through foliage give the sequence a dreamlike atmosphere, while elaborate rooms reveal the scale and intensity of the king's artistic ambitions. Ludwig II commissioned Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee during an era when historicist architecture transformed earlier artistic traditions into new environments. The photographs explore how those ambitions survive materially in stone, ornament, landscape and constructed perspective. Koji Taki's contribution provides a written counterpart to the visual investigation. The book's generous colour spreads make its architectural subjects unusually immersive. Through the contrast between monumental interiors and quiet natural surroundings, Shinoyama constructs a photographic journey into the relationship between royal imagination, built form and the landscapes that continue to frame Ludwig's legacy.

Shipping fees are calculated at checkout according to destination and parcel weight. The carrier is selected according to service availability and shipping requirements.

王の夢・ルートヴィヒII世 / 篠山紀信（撮影）；多木浩二（文） / Kishin Shinoyama (photography); Koji Taki (text) / Shogakukan (小学館) / 1983 / 31 × 23 cm (height × width; same-edition bookseller measurement) / 155 pp. / Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket / ISBN 9784096801222

＜品相＞二手精裝本附護封。米白色護封有年代泛黃、摩擦、摺痕及邊角磨耗，上方角位與書脊端部可見撕裂及缺損。照片所示扉頁有小處泛色污點，彩色跨頁整體完整。實際品相以照片為準，購買前請仔細查看全部實物圖片。

＜介紹＞

《王の夢・ルートヴィヒII世》由小学館於1983年出版，結合篠山紀信的彩色攝影與評論家多木浩二的文字，探索巴伐利亞國王路德維希二世留下的建築世界。十九世紀的路德維希深受中世紀傳說、華格納音樂與歷史主義藝術影響，將個人的審美理想投入城堡與宮殿的建造之中。 篠山的鏡頭穿行於城堡、山林、湖泊與繁複的室內空間。濃郁的藍色、深沉的陰影、華麗的壁畫、雕塑和裝飾細節，形成具有戲劇性的視覺節奏。建築有時從霧氣與樹枝間隱約浮現，有時以大幅跨頁展開，使讀者感受到空間的尺度及其精心營造的氛圍。 新天鵝堡、林德霍夫宮與海倫基姆湖宮所代表的建築理想，承載著國王對歷史、藝術與個人世界的想像。多木浩二的文字與篠山的影像相互參照，將城堡視為值得深入觀看的文化空間。這部作品透過建築與自然景觀的交替，呈現理想如何被轉化為具體而壯麗的形式。

運費於結帳時依目的地與包裹重量計算，承運渠道依服務可用性與寄送要求選定。