THE NATIONAL GALLERY COMPANION GUIDE. by LANGMUIR., ErikA - 1996-01-01

National Gallery Publications, 1996-01-01. Reprint 1996. Paperback. F/F/ND. Box 96 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 4th. Reprint.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1996 (1994)* Publisher: The National Galleries, Yale University Press.* Binding and cover condition: Colour reproduction (detail of angels from Michelangelo?s Manchester Madonna,) to soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. No shelf wear to edges or corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Absolutely minimal shelf wear. Seems un-used. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: Numerous high quality colour & a few b/w reproductions within text throughout.* Pages: 329 pp. text. vii pp. lists & index at rear.* Product Description:- The Companion Guide introduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world, including works by the greatest painters ~ Pieto della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velasquez, Ingres, Degas and many others ~ and masterpieces by less familiar artists. Through her commentaries on 200 of the National Gallery?s finest works of art, Erika Langmuir enables the visitor and reader to trace the history of European painting from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, to develop an eye for style, technique, imagery and genre, and to appreciate the talents of individual artists producing paintings for different locations and patrons, in a variety of artistic and cultural contexts.* This is a FINE copy with absolutely minimal shelf wear.* 0