The Art of Illumination An Anthology of Manuscripts from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Century
by d'Ancona P. & E. Aeschlimann
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. royal blue illustrated cloth. Very good in fine dust wrapper
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Phaidon, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. royal blue illustrated cloth. Very good in fine dust wrapper. 235 pages. 30 x 23 cm.Translated from the Italian by Alison M.Brown. With additional notes on the plates by M. Alison Stones. 145 plates with twenty-four in full-color. Notes on the Plates. Bibliography. List of Collections. A concise and informative survey of the history of miniature painting, tracing the development of the different schools and analysing briefly their stylistic features. Two tiny dings at upper and lower extremities.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 129
- Title
- The Art of Illumination An Anthology of Manuscripts from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Century
- Author
- d'Ancona P. & E. Aeschlimann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. royal blue illustrated cloth. Very good in fine dust wrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Phaidon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Medievel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art Reference; Books-on-Books; Design; Calligraphy;
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