558 pp. text on 15th-century painting in and near Genoa, its emergence from the Middle Ages, foreign influences, in particular Flemish, and Lorenzo Fasolo, Carlo Braccesco, and their contemporaries, ext. notes, appendix of bio-bibliographical notices on the artists, chronological bibliography, index, 446 illus. (a considerable number in color). Large 4to..... More
X, 102 pp. text on later Gothic sculpture and painting of the Rhinelands and Hessia, notes, index, 68 plates (2 in color). 4to. New cloth. Frankfurt (J. Baer) 1910. More
139 pp. text on high medieval Swiss stained glass in 7 churches and museums, detailed descriptions, extensive scholarly notes, bibliography, index, 28 text illustrations, 78 photographic plates (9 in color), 56 small photographic illustrations. Lg. 4to. Cloth, d.j. Basel (Birkhauser) 1956. (Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi, Schweiz I). More
132 pp. text on Gothic sculpture of southern France, notes, bibliography, 36 plates. Some minor pencil annotations. 4to. Wrpps., spine rubbed. Paris (Henri Laurens) 1936. More
2 vols., 23 pp. introd., notes, bibliography, 2 color plates of the ivory binding, 19 text illus., facsimile of the 235 vellum leaves (34 pp. in color incl. all those with figurative illuminations). Sm. folio. Text in wrpps., facsimile in 1/2 vellum, housed together in slipcase. New York (Braziller) 1967..... More
272, XVI pp. facsimile of the Strasbourg 1497 edition of the treatise on surgery, one of the earliest German books on medicine, with an essay by Henry E. Sigerist, bibliogrpahy, illustrations reproduced from woodcuts. 4to. Cloth. Milan (R. Lier) 1923. More
Unpaginated (circa 250 pp.) facsimile reproduction of the famous work discussing surgical methods that was printed in 1497, illustrated throughout with color wood prints. Tall small 4to. 1/2 parchment and boards. Weiler im Allgäu (Druckerei Holzer) n.d. (circa 1968). More
1987. 2 vols. I.: 213 pp. critical and descriptive text (in Italian and English) on the Byzantine codex considered to be the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, notes, lists, bibl., index, 43 plates showing leaves; II.: 376 pp. excellent facsimile reproduction of the mss. with metallic accents highlighting..... More
XVI, 438 pp. treatise on the life, works and miracles of St. Francis, the history of his order and treatment of St. Francis in art, introduction by Pope Leo XIII, bibliographic notes, profusely illustrated, 35 plates. Lg. 4to. Boards. Paris (E. Plon, Nourrit) 1885. More
XXVIII, 385 pp. history and art history of the Gothic church and its art treasures, ext. notes, LXXXIX pp. documents, index, 100 illus. in the text and on plates. 4to. Orig. printed wrpps. Grenoble/ Paris (Falque & Perrin/ Picard) 1902. One of 500 copies. More
149 pp. monograph (in Serbian) on the 13th-century monastery church in the district of Novi Pazar in western Serbia and its outstanding wall paintings, notes, summary in English, list of illus. in Serbian and English, over 25 text illus. incl. plans, inscriptions, etc., 19 pp. of schematic drawings with bilingual..... More
1901. 2 vols. text, x, 535, viii, 663 pp. history and description of the Gothic cathedral and its rich sculptural decoration and works of art, extensive notes including bibliographic information, inscriptions, index, profusely illustrated throughout with 274 text illustrations and 111 fine plates divided between the two vols. Considerable foxing..... More
(xvi), 101 pp. text regarding the Basilica San Martino ai Monti, officially known as Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, including the history of Pope Sylvester, information on the construction and restoration or reconstruction of the church over time, and some descriptions of the church interior, including inscriptions, ornament, and..... More
2 vols., 856, XXVI pp. alphabetical dictionary of the trades and professions practiced in Paris since medieval times, including an essay by M.E. Levasseur on the historical and social context of vocations in France. 4to. Wrpps. Paris/ Leipzig (H. Welter) 1905-1906. More
XIII, 269 pp. scholarly study of illuminated manuscripts of the 4th-century Byzantine sermons, crit. catalogue of extant illustrated manuscripts of the liturgical edition, comparative chart, ext. notes, bibliography, index, 475 illus. on 113 plates (1 plate in color). 4to. Cloth, d.j. Princeton (Princeton Univ. Press) 1969. (Studies in Manuscript Illumination..... More
At head of title-page: K.K. Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut. 71 pp. text discussing the reconstruction of the Early Christian remains in the city now located in modern-day Croatia, including descriptions of the basilicas and other structures, 158 text illustrations (some full-page), showing reconstructions, floor plans, ornamental details, etc., 3 plates (1..... More
2 vols., XXXII, 454, XIII, 291 pp. text documenting the history of guilds in Barcelona, mainly during the 15th and 16th centuries, including the apothecaries, silver-makers and book sellers, list of members, transcriptions of documents, extensive scholarly notes, 19 plates. Slight foxing on opening pages. Lg. 8vo. Wrpps. Barcelona (Libreria..... More
Jaquerio. Turin: Fratelli Pozzo, 1966. 4to. Cloth. 164 pp., profusely illustrated. Giacomo Jaquerio was an Italian medieval painter active in the early 1400s, and was one of the main proponents of the International style of Gothic painting in Piedmont. Featuring more than 134 plates (a handful in color) and numerous..... More
84 pp. scholarly text on the flowering of Romanesque art and architecture in central Russia, notes, 13 text illustrations, map, 69 fine plates showing numerous examples of architecture and monumental sculpture of the region. Folio. Cloth. Berlin (Wasmuth) 1929. More
XVII, 157 pp. study of the Carolingian Bibles produced in Tours around the middle of the 9th century, with discussion of each iconographic theme, formal sources, and the construction of the Bibles, notes, index, 213 illus. 4to. Cloth. Princeton (Princeton Univ. Press) 1977. (Studies in Manuscript Illumination, 7). Arntzen R...... More
The definitive German-language encyclopedia of iconography in Christian art, particularly Romanesque and Gothic works, in 8 vols.: 1-4. Allgemeine Ikonographie; 5. Ikonographie der Heiligen: Aaron bis Crescentianus von Rom; 6. Ikonographie der Heiligen: Crescentianus von Tunis bis Innocentia; 7. Ikonographie der Heiligen: Innozenz bis Melchisedech; and 8. Ikonographie der Heiligen..... More
216, VII pp. Cyrillic-language reference volume on iconography of the Virgin Mary in Greek and Russian church art and its connection to early Italian Renaissance painting, by the well-known Russian icon scholar. Scholarly notes with bibliographic information. Illustrated profusely throughout with close to 150 text illustrations, primarily reproductions from photographs..... More
5 vols.: One vol. text (207 pp.), including detailed analytical essay, ext. notes with bibliographic material, indices, and 4 vols. containing 810 excellent plates (3 in colors and gold) reproducing all the illuminations. Large 4to and folio. Uniform boards portfolios. Paris 1911-1927. Privately printed for Société Française de Reproductions de..... More
314 pp. text on Spanish architecture and sculpture of the 12th and 13th centuries, notes, bibliography, index, 125 text illus., 48 plates. Small 4to. Orig. wrpps., very slightly rubbed at edges. Paris (Laurens) 1931. Original ed. Palau 130616. Lucas p. 60. Chamberlin 746. Arntzen J 289... More
20 pp. text and documentation, 26 plates showing the calendar and its illuminations. Large 4to. Cloth-backed boards. Munich (Riehn & Tietze) n.d. More