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Art and Architecture: Rome and the Vatican City
by Brigitte Hintzen-Bohlen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 3833114843
- ISBN 13
- 9783833114847
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Hagen, Germany : Konemann Verlag , 2005 Konemann Verlag, Hagen, Germany. 2005. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to upper tips. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping to upper tips; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. 626 pp 12mo. This art travel guide provides a combination of practical orientation for travelers and deeper insight into the art history of Rome and the Vatican City. Includes: comprehensive guide to the most important sights, depictions of each work of art or architecture discusses, essays on history and culture, an illustrated overview of Roman emperors and popes, maps of the city and ground plans of buildings, illustrated timelines, guide to Roman architectural styles, glossary, artist's biographies, and a detailed index. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015922
- Title
- Art and Architecture: Rome and the Vatican City
- Author
- Brigitte Hintzen-Bohlen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 3833114843
- ISBN 13
- 9783833114847
- Publisher
- Konemann Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Hagen, Germany
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Keywords
- Travel Guides, Travel Guides to Italy, Travel Guides to Rome, Travel Guides to the Vatican City, Roman Emperors, Roman Popes, Roman history, Roman architecture, Rome city maps, tourist guide to Rome, artists guide to Rome
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture/Design;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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