Chartres
by Grodecki, Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (Black paper faded on slipcase, but color images are NF. Case edges show slight wear. Boo is in perfect, and pages are crisp
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Draeger et Verve, 1963. Hardcover. VG- (Black paper faded on slipcase, but color images are NF. Case edges show slight wear. Boo is in perfect, and pages are crisp.). Cream-colored boards, beige cloth spine, gilt letters on spine & front cover, Black-paper-covered slipcase; color plate affixed to front and back of slip case; 208 pp.; 141 color and bw plates with color plates tipped in; 11 lbs. OVERSIZE. Text is in French. Part of the Musee des Grandes Architectures series. Features the sculpture and stained glass of Chartres Cathedral. Wonderful, full-page plates. Slipcase features color plates of the cathedral's famous Charlemagne stained glass window, which dates to about 1225 from the cathedral. With extensive text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 139162
- Title
- Chartres
- Author
- Grodecki, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Black paper faded on slipcase, but color images are NF. Case edges show slight wear. Boo is in perfect, and pages are crisp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Draeger et Verve
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- European Architecture ; Cathedral of Chartres ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Gilt
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