Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England & France
by Arnold, Hugh
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: The Macmillan Company, 1955 Book. Illus. by Lawrence B. Saint. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xiv, 269 pp, color frontis, preface, list of 50 color plates, 16 chapters, index. Reprinted, 1955. "Both author and illustrator of this standard work on mediaeval stained glass are practical workers in their art as well as close students of history. The author traces the dervelopment of stained glass from its earliest beginnings in the two countries in which it achieved its greatest triumphs. He analyses the styles of each period, and gives detailed and critical descriptions of characteristic examples. The illustrator is one of the world's leading stained glass artists, respinsible for the stained glass in the American National Cathedral in Washington. The originals of his 50 color plates are of such value that they have been purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Inked name front pastedown. Thin line of chipping along top edge spine dj with small chips along bottom edge of spine, and age toned spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004572
- Title
- Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England & France
- Author
- Arnold, Hugh
- Illustrator
- Lawrence B. Saint
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- ART HISTORY MIDDLE AGES ENGLAN AND FRANCE STAINED GLASS STYLES AND CRITICAL DESCRIPTIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART HISTORY;
- Size
- Small 4to
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
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- Fine
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- Marginalia
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- Jacket
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