Fresco Painting: Its Art and Technique, with Special Reference to the Buono and Spirit Fresco Methods
by Ward, James
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1909. Book. Fair. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Olive green/brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine and front cover together with a circular relief in gilt on front cover. Condition: Fair, covers are lightly shelfworn with slightly more wear to head and tail of spine, and sunning to spine. Bookplate of John Vinycomb (1833-1928), the Newcastle born artistic director of Marcus Ward in Belfast and an international expert in heraldry, on front pastedown. Authors presentation inscription on title page to John Vinycomb. Browning to endpapers. Binding cracked in a couple of places, otherwise sound. Some cockling to text and plates towards the end of the book. 72pp. Four tipped in colour plates and thirty-one half-tone illustrations of Italian and other fresco paintings. Also enclosed with the book is a presentation letter from the author to John Vinycomb dated 1909, and printed copies of two papers on mural decoration given by John Ward, one at the Society of Art Masters Annual meeting on August 2, 1906, and the other to the department of agriculture and technical instruction for Ireland, c.1912. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002590
- Title
- Fresco Painting: Its Art and Technique, with Special Reference to the Buono and Spirit Fresco Methods
- Author
- Ward, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- JOHN VINYCOMB
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old Masters & Nineteenth Century Art;
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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