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History of Painting (8 Vol Set), the Florentine Edition, Limited to 250 Copies,
by MacFall, Haldane
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About This Item
Boston, nd: Dana Estes and Co., [Edinburgh] : Printed by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty at the Edinburgh University Press. Limited Editioin. Quarto. The Florentine Edition, limited to 250 copies. The present set is number 11 illustrated with two hundred tipped in plates in colour and with a preface by Frank Brangwyn. Haldane was one of the great art ciritics who traced the relationship between the master and his student. A very valuable work in the history of art. v. 1. The renaissance in Central Italy -- v. 2. The renaissance in Venice -- v. 3. Later Italians, and genius of Spain -- v. 4. The renaissance in the North; and the Flemish genius -- v. 5. The Dutch genius -- v. 6. The French genius -- v. 7. The British genius -- v. 8. The modern genius. Bound in 3/4 brow morocco over brown cloth, raised bands, compartmerntds lettered and decorated in gilt with with red and green onlays, three volumes have chips to head, some darkening to spines. From the library of Edmund C. Converse, Businessman, banker, art collector and book collector from the United States . A very nice set.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027036
- Title
- History of Painting (8 Vol Set), the Florentine Edition, Limited to 250 Copies,
- Author
- MacFall, Haldane
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Editioin
- Publisher
- Dana Estes and Co., [Edinburgh] : Printed by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty at the Edinburgh University Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston, nd
- Keywords
- Art, Master and Student; Renaissance Art; Dutch Art in the Late Reniassance; E.C. Converse
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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