A study of the portrait medals as manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and as a vehicle for the finest artists of the age. This is a huge book, with nearly 500 illustrations.
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A study of the portrait medals as manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and as a vehicle for the finest artists of the age. This is a huge book, with nearly 500 illustrations.
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Book. Quarto; G Paperback; Black spine with White text; Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, bending to corners of both covers; Textblock has writing in pencil on many pages, ink transfer on pages opposite images; 424 pp Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). 1332436. FP New Rockville Stock.
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VG-(edge-wear, scuffs & scratches to wraps. spine spongy; textblock & pgs intact. pgs edge-toned; appear clean. slight separation at edges of covers from textblock; glue beginning to age & crack. closing section of pgs have a crimp/crease to edges) Black glossy wraps with gold image and white lettering, 424 pp, well over 170 bw and color images, typically showing both sides of the medallions. Companion catalog to an exhibition jointly sponsored by the Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art and held in New York and Washington, DC. From the foreword: Discussed and illustrated within this volume are more than 170 highly exceptional medals covering a 200-year period from about 1400 to 1600. Special attention is called both to the splendid artistry they exhibit in themselves and to the development of the medallic art wherever it flourished in Europe: Italy, France, Germany, England, and the Low Countries. A substantial book.
