Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1947. . 8vo. 555 pp. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt and black leather spine. Fair with fraying along spine, split interior gutter and soiling and toning from age. Black and white plates. Includes works by Durer, Bernini, Poussin, Villard de Honnecourt, Montecassino, Ghiberti, Brunellesco, Vasari et al. Includes writings by Theophilus, Raul Glaber, William Durand, Leonardo da Vinci, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Denis Diderot, Goethe et al/ Gray endpapers, with previous owner Peter Selz’ name inscribed and dated in blue ink: “Peter Selz, 1952.” First edition. Heavy volume, additional shipping fee may apply.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.

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Bookseller: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
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Title: Literary Sources of Art History: An Anthology of Texts from Theophilus to Goethe. [First edition].
Author: Holt, Elizabeth Gilmore (ed.)
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1947.
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