The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Western Art

by BISACRE, Michael; CARLISLE, Richard; ROBERTSON, Deborah; RUCK, John (Editors)

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New York: Exeter Books, 1979. VERY GOOD to NEAR FINE book condition/VERY GOOD dust jacket. Black ahrd cover with bright gilt lettering on spine. Very slight, small shelf dent to bottom edge & spine ends. Corners crisp & square. Colorful, pictorial dust jacket with minor edge & corner rub. Gift inscription on ffep dated Dec. 1980. A couple of instances of fingerprints on pages. Otherwise, AS NEW. A thousand years of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Literature, Music and Drama. "... charts the cultural achievements of the western world from the early days of Christianity to the modern era in a complete and beautifully illustrated volume. A comprehensive reference. It contains nearly a hundred detailed articles in 400 pages with over a thousand full color illustrations." This book is divided into two parts. "Part I concerns painting, sculpture and architecture." -- Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rubens, Wren, Blake, Goya, Picasso & many more. "Part II covers literature, drama and music." -- Chaucer, Shakespear, Milton, Mozart, Beethoven, Goethe, Shelley, Byron, Keats & many more. 400 pp. with Index. Pages are clean, crisp & tight. Extra postage of $2.50 (total $6.50) for US Non Priority mail required because of size & weight. (See Shipping Rates or Terms of Sale for additional information.) Contact seller for additional international shipping costs. Picture is provided by the seller & is of actual book you will receive. . Gift Inscription. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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