296 pp. text edited by Patrizio Pensabene describing over seven hundred column capitals, including discussions about the various techniques employed in their creation, materials, motifs, etc., extensive scholarly notes, indices, hundreds of photographic illustrations and line drawing recreations on 107 plates. Large 4to. Cloth. Rome (Libreria dello Stato) 1973. One..... More
St. Petersburg: Tipografiia Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk, 1913. Large octavo (27.5 × 19 cm). Original printed wrappers; [2], 51 pp., VII leaves of phototype reproductions. About very good; a few small nicks; wrappers foxed; in protective calque. Illustrated essay on various coins in use prior to the Japanese currency reform of..... More
VIII, 90 pp. text concerning the ruins, monuments, reliefs and sculptures of ancient Rome, including 128 engravings, several depicting architectural plans, on 73 numbered plates executed by Dominico Montagu after drawings by Barbault, a former student and later rival of Piranesi. Some extremely minor scattered soiling or toning. Large folio..... More
St. Petersburg: self-published (Tip. E. Thiele), 1901. Oblong folios (27 × 36.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; [8], 94 pp. With one hundred illustrations in the text, including plans, drawings, and mostly photographs. With thirty-three leaves of photographic plates in a separate printed slipcase. Wrappers of text volume dust-soiled; light soil..... More
VII, 569 pp. scholarly study of the boats and navigation of ancient Egypt, including types of boats, uses, depiction, archaeological finds and relevant sites, bibliographic notes, indexes, 200 text illustrations, 3 plates. 4to. 3/4 leather, binding shaken, edges worn. Cairo (Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale) 1925. (Mémoires Publiés par les Membres..... More
XXIV, 45 pp. text on the discovery and excavations (1907) of the tomb of the wife of Amenothes III, including a sketch of the queen's life and catalogue of 46 found artifacts such as jars, religious amulets, and assorted other objects, 36 fine plates showing photographs (1 in color tipped..... More
X, 240 pp. scholarly work concerning portraits of emperors on Roman currency, including bibliography, illustrated with images of hundreds of coins on 32 plates. 4to. Red cloth with embossed text on front board. Berlin (Gebr. Mann) 1940. (Archäologisches Institut des Deutschen Reiches: Das Römische Herrscherbild, III. Abteilungen, Band. 2). This..... More
2 vols., XVII, 466, XVIII, 455 pp. text discussing the Byzantine remains found at the Northern African site, including discussions of burials, coins, and architecture, extensive scholarly notes, appendix, bibliography, indices, 639 text illustrations (some full-page) showing images from photographs and floor plans, 8 fold-out plates with maps of the..... More
(XIV), 249 pp. text by J. F. Félibien, the son of the early art historian André Félibien and a noted architect and architectural historian in his own right, presenting a systematic approach to the history of European architecture through the 14th century, heavily annotated throughout. 4to. Early calf, rubbed, spine..... More
133 pp. annotated scholarly report summarizing archeological excavations at the temple of Mithras near Lauda-Königshofen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with detailed maps of the site, plans and elevations of the temple, photographs of statuary, reliefs, altarpieces and other artifacts, and transcriptions of wall texts, altogether including 85 text illustrations and 28..... More
2 vols., XII, 355 pp. text on excavations and research in Afghanistan, ext. notes, catalogue of plaster reliefs, ivories, glass, bronzes, jewelry, etc., concordance table, text illus., 668 illus. on plates (1 in color). Sm. folio. Wrpps. Paris (Imprimerie Nationale) 1954. (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan. Rencontre..... More
2 vols., 245 pp. text, extensive notes with bibliographical material, lists of vases, numerous indices, concordances, and 149 fine photographic plates, many with multiple images. Large 4to. Orig. cloth, sl. rubbed and sunned, spine splitting. Berlin (Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt) 1927. The scarce basic work on floral and other abstract designs on..... More
4 vols. in 6 parts: 247, 358, 116, 274, 354, 65 pp. detailed account of the excavations including catalogue of finds, notes, concordances, lists, hundreds of text illus. from photos, plans, and drawings, and 298 plates (9 color, 1 folding) showing photographic views of the site (some aerial) and recovered..... More
394 pp. scholarly study of ancient Middle Eastern artworks, incl. Sumerian, Cappadocian, Persian and Babylonian items, and their influence on later motifs in Islamic pottery, contributions by numerous noted scholars, ext. notes, bibliography, list, map, 524 plates from drawings after objects and decorative motifs, 30 plates from photographs. 4to. New..... More
88, (16) pp. text on the sources, use, periods and types of ancient Gallic ceramic sculpture, including extensive description of the plates, text illustrations, 75 plates of fine tinted lithographs from drawings by Tudot of the varieties of sculptures, molds and inscriptions on tablets. 4to. 1/2 leather, edges worn. Paris..... More
2 vols. bound in 1, 45, 17 pp. text discussing Roman remains excavated in Kempten, extensive scholarly notes, 31 plates, some photo lithographs (some color), 4 fold-out showing drawings of finds, floor plans and site plans. Small ink notes on title-page. Sm. 4to. 1/2 cloth and boards, edges worn. Kempten..... More