A hand reflects books that provide a good overview for the general reader and are complimented with comprehensive illustrations.

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Bauhaus Archiv. . Die Metall Werkstatt am Bauhaus. Bauhaus Archiv, Berlin, 1992. In German.
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Bauhausdruck Co-Op. . Bauhaus: Junge Menschen Kommt Ans Bauhaus! Bauhausdruck Co-Op, Dessau, 1929.
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      Bayer, Herbert, ed. . Bauhaus 1919-1928. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1938.
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    Buddensieg, Tilmann. . Berlin: 1900-1933. Architecture and Design. Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York / Gebr. Mann Verlag, Berlin, 1987.
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      Burckhardt, Lucius, ed. . The Werkbund: Studies in the History and Ideology of the Deutscher Werkbund 1907-1933. Gruppo Editoriale Electa,Venice, 1977 / Barrron's Educational Series, Inc. and the The Design Council, London, 1980.
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      Campbell, Joan. . The German Werkbund: The Politics of reform in the Applied Arts. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1978.
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      Dearstyne, Howard.. Inside the Bauhaus. Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1986.
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    Droste, Magdalena.. Bauhaus 1919-1933 / Bauhaus Archiv. Benedikt Taschen, Cologne, 1990.
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      Ehrlich, Doreen.. The Bauhaus. Brompton Books / Mallard Press, New York, 1991.
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      Fricke, Roswitha, ed. . Bauhaus Photography. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1969-85.
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      Gunther, Sonja, Intro. . Thonet Tubular Steel Furniture. Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany, 1989.
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    Hochman, Elaine S.. Bauhaus: Crucible of Modernism. Fromm International Publishing Corp., New York, 1997.
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      Itten, Johannes.. Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus. Reinhold Press, New York, 1964. Translated by John Maass.
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      Lupton, Ellen and J. Abbott Miller, eds.. The abc's of...: The Bauhaus and Design Theory. Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 1991 / 1993.
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    Museum für Gestatlung Zürich. . Bauhaus: 1919-1923 / Meister-Und Schülerarbeiten: Weimar / Dessau / Berlin. Benteli Verlag, Bern, 1988. In German.
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      Naylor, Gillian. . The Bauhaus. Dutton Pictureback / Studio Vista, London, 1968.
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      Naylor, Gillian. . The Bauhaus Reassessed: Sources and Design Theory. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1985.
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      Neumann, Eckhard.. Bauhaus & Bauhaus People. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1993. Rev. ed.
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      Rowland, Anna.. Bauhaus Source Book. Bauhaus Style and its Worldwide Influence. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1990.
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    Royal Academy of Arts. . Bauhaus. Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart / Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1968.
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      Scheidig, Walther. . Bauhaus Weimar 1919-1924: Werkstättarbeiten. Süddeutscher, Munich, 1966.
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      Sharp, Dennis. . Bauhaus, Dessau / Walter Gropius. Architecture in Detail Series, Phaidon Press, London, 1993.
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      Weltge, Sigrid Wortmann. . Women's Work: Textile Art from the Bauhaus. Chronicle Books, New York / San Francisco, 1993.
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      Westphal, Uwe. . The Bauhaus. Gallery Books, London, 1991.
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  Whitford, Frank. . Bauhaus. World of Art Series, Thames and Hudson, London, 1984.
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      Whitford, Frank. . The Bauhaus: Masters & Students by Themselves. Conran Octopus, London, 1992.
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      Wick, Rainer.. Bauhaus Pädagogik. DuMont, Cologne, 1982.
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  Wingler, Hans M. . The Bauhaus. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, l969-84.
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      BAYER, HERBERT
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      Cohen, Arthur A.. Herbert Bayer: The Complete Work. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1984.
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      BEHRENS, PETER
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      Buddensieg, Tilmann. . Industriekultur: Peter Behrens and the AEG, 1907-1914. Gebr. Mann Verlag, Berlin / The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1984.
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      BREUER, MARCEL
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    Droste, Magdalena and Manfred Ludewig.. Marcel Breuer. Benedikt Taschen, Cologne, 1992.
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    Wilk, Christopher. . Marcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1981.
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      GROPIUS, WALTER
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      Busignani, Alberto. . Gropius. Twentieth-century Masters Series, Mamlyn Publishing Group, 1973.
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    Giedion, Sigfried. . Walter Gropius. Dover Publications, New York, 1992.
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      MIES VAN DER ROHE, LUDWIG
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      Art Institute of Chicago. . Mies Reconsidered: His Career, Legacy and Disciples. Art Institute of Chicago / Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1986.
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      Blaser, Werner. . Mies van der Rohe: The Art of Structure. Whitney Library of Design Series, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1993.
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    Johnson, Philip C. . Mies van der Rohe. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1947.
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      Schulze, Franz.. Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography. The University of Chicago Press, 1985.
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