After decades of collecting, years of research, writing and design, months of editing and printing, and weeks of shipping, Vanished Metropolis is finally here. The inaugural publication of Virtual Grand Tour Museum, produced by the inimitable Ilya Bernshteyn, the visual encyclopedia of pre-WWII Berlin is available for purchase.
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<p>Two volumes of largely original research, over 2,500 illustrations, many of which had never before been introduced to the general readership, including many amateur snapshots of Berlin from the Museum's collection that took decades to assemble. Hundreds of primary and secondary sources. Thematic chapters cover numerous sides of Berlin life from the 1880s to the 1930s, such as department stores, theaters, restaurants, museums, train stations, and many others. A companion volume contains additional page-size illustrations, an atlas of maps, and a series of essays on historical background, the art and science of collecting, and the culture of graphic design in prewar Germany.</p>
