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CARVED SPLENDOR: Late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern Germany, Austria, and South Tirol
by Kahsnitz, Rainer; Bunz, Achim (Photographs)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0892368535
- ISBN 13
- 9780892368532
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. First edition. Hardcover. Lg. thick quarto. 480pp. 362 color and 70 black and white illustrations. Brown cloth with gilt stamped title in pictorial dust jacket and matching slipcase. Slipcase is tight, so dust jacket has light rubbing, otherwise fine. Very heavy book, oversea shipping not recommended. "Rainer Kahsnitz offers a close examination of twenty-two of the most important surviving altarpieces, discussing the historical context in which they were made...
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- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51198
- Title
- CARVED SPLENDOR: Late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern Germany, Austria, and South Tirol
- Author
- Kahsnitz, Rainer; Bunz, Achim (Photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0892368535
- ISBN 13
- 9780892368532
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Trust Publications
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles, Ca
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Gothic Art
Terms of Sale
Lost Horizon Bookstore
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. We do not accept overseas orders for some countries and for some large and expensive items.
About the Seller
Lost Horizon Bookstore
Biblio member since 2010
Santa Barbara, California
About Lost Horizon Bookstore
We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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