1930 Album Of Scenes From The Oberammergau Passion Play Antique Theatre Book

Album Of Scenes From The Oberammergau Passion Play

Pictures Published by Bruckmann - Munich

Album Hand-Made In M.K. Henneberger's Studio Of Applied Art In Munich 1930

"The Oberammergau Passion Play (German: Oberammergauer Passionsspiele) is a passion play that has been performed every 10 years from 1634 to 1674 and each decadal year since 1680 (with a few exceptions) by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. It was written by Othmar Weis, J A Daisenberger, Otto Huber, Christian Stuckl, Rochus Dedler, Eugen Papst, Marcus Zwink, Ingrid H Shafer, and the inhabitants of Oberammergau, with music by Dedler. Since its first production it has been performed on open-air stages in the village. The text of the play is a composite of four distinct manuscripts dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. The play is a staging of Jesus' passion, covering the short final period of his life from his visit to Jerusalem and leading to his execution by crucifixion. It is the earliest continuous survivor of the age of Christian religions vernacular drama."

General wear, fading and a few marks to cover and spine as shown. Album contains 25 mounted black and white photographs, most with decorative tissue papers intact. There is a cluster of blank pages at the end of the album, presumably for notes to be taken about the performance. Photos are printed on thick card and the pages appear to be a form of parchment. There is also a small, 4 page flyer about the performance as shown. Good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.