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The 12 Prophets of Aleijadinho

The 12 Prophets of Aleijadinho

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The 12 Prophets of Aleijadinho

by Hans and Graciela Mann

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  • Hardcover
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136 pages with photographs, figures and bibliography. Quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial wrappers. First edition.

They stand on a hilltop in the mountains of Minas Gerais in Brazil twelve dramatic figures, twelve Old Testament prophets soundlessly crying their warnings to mankind. There they have stood for over two centuries, masterpieces by that strange, unhappy sculptor, Antonio Francisco Lisboa or, as he is better known, Aleijadinho, "The Little Cripple."

Condition: Jacket corners, spine ends and edges chipped with closed tears and small loss to spine ends and edges, price clipped quarter inch chip to back head edge else very good in like jacket.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
BOOKS007362
Title
The 12 Prophets of Aleijadinho
Author
Hans and Graciela Mann
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Place of Publication
Austin
Date Published
1967
Pages
136 pages with photographs, figures and bibliography
Size
Quarto
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
BRAZIL
Bookseller catalogs
History; Latin America;

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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...
Jacket
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Quarto
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Cloth
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Wrappers
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First Edition
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Edges
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Price Clipped
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