The Arnolfini betrothal : medieval marriage and the enigma of Van Eyck's double portrait (California Studies in the History of Art)
by Edwin Hall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0520082516
- ISBN 13
- 9780520082519
- Seller
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Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hall's illuminating book not only unlocks the mystery surrounding the content of this work of art; it also makes a unique contribution to the fascinating history of betrothal and marriage custom, ritual, and ceremony, tracing their evolution from the late Roman Empire thorough the fifteenth century and providing persuasive visual evidence for their development. xxi, 180 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Blue cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, couple of closed tears repaired on verso, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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- Bookseller
- Springhead Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015780
- Title
- The Arnolfini betrothal : medieval marriage and the enigma of Van Eyck's double portrait (California Studies in the History of Art)
- Author
- Edwin Hall
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0520082516
- ISBN 13
- 9780520082519
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1994
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