The Art of Byzantium
by Rice, David Talbot
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ Clean and tight but for foxing to page edges when closed; some shelf wear to covers. Dj wearing and with a chunk out of lo
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc, 1959. Original. Hardcover. Good+ Clean and tight but for foxing to page edges when closed; some shelf wear to covers. Dj wearing and with a chunk out of lower right portion. Still protective. Color plates tipped in; several loosened but laid in.. Dutch blue cloth/boards. Gilt title on spine. Gold dj with color illus. and blue lettering. 348 pp. with 44 color plates tipped in and 196 bw plates, including color frontis. Slightly heavy at 6 pounds and will require extra postage. Stunning images of Byzantine iconography. Photography by Max Hirmer. Inspired by an exhibition of Byzantine art held in Edinburgh and London in 1958. "Something of the Hellenic Spirit was reborn in the Eastern Roman Empire - later known as Byzantium - while the Western Empire crumbled under the blows of barbarian invaders. For a thousand years thereafter its great capital, Constantinople, remained the center of a brilliant, sophisticated society, and an art of magnificence and power. We have come to know Byzantine art chiefly in examples remote from the capital; until a short time ago, for example, the glowing gold-and-colored-glass mosaics of Santa Sophia were obscured by whitewash. This book now spreads before the reader the Byzantine art of Constantinople itself in its incomparable elegance and perfection, including the fascinating buildings, mosaics, murals, and sculptures, as well as smaller treasures that cannot be moved because of their fragility or sacredness. In the introduction the author, a distinguished authority, traces the development of Byzantine art with the penetration and sensitivity born of a lifetime of scholarship. In addition, he discusses at some length each of the illustrated objects and buildings. The photographs - many reproduced in full color - were made by Max Hirmer, who is noted for his ability to bring out the qualities present in works of art. These two great authorities, between them, have created an impressive and notable contribution to art literature." - from dustjacket.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156317
- Title
- The Art of Byzantium
- Author
- Rice, David Talbot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ Clean and tight but for foxing to page edges when closed; some shelf wear to covers. Dj wearing and with a chunk out of lo
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Original
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Iconography; Byzantine Art; Byzantine Iconography ; Byzantine Art ; ;
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