Romantic Art
by William Vaughan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
At the end of the eighteenth century ideas of spontaneity, direct expression and natural feeling began to transform the arts, encouraging artists to explore the extremes in human nature, from heroism to insanity and despair. A new historical awareness , a growing interest in remote societies, brought with it a fascination with things Gothic and medieval. the goal was to achieve the transcendent quality which contemporaries recognized as the Romantic essence. 288 pages with 215 illustrations, 21 in colour. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker and stamp on front endpaper, stamp on publishing page, stamp on back endpaper, borrowing sleeve remnants inside back cover, five pages have light pencil underlining. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back, minor wear and small fold to flaps.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lems Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3375
- Title
- Romantic Art
- Author
- William Vaughan
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Art, Paintings, Reference, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Reference; Art; Paintings;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lems Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia
About Lems Bookshop
Online Bookshop. To save on postage I will consider delivery to you in Adelaide by arrangement. I have a lot of Australiana, Aboriginal, War, Adventure, Travel, History, Natural History, Earth Sciences, Childrens, Fiction and others to put online. Keep checking because I will be adding to my catalogue for a long time!
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