A History of Painting (8-volume set)

Boston: D. D. Nickerson and Company, 1911. The Hellenic Edition. Hardcover. G- (Ex-art library; rebound sometime with denim tape; plastic and taped labels on outer spines; pockets and cards at rear; some pages are loose but present; some pages have a few tears or small pieces missing; vol. 5 is missing opening pages with numbered colophon and tipped-in color frontispiece; vol. 7 front hinge was unglued and has been temporarily repaired; page surfaces are aging slightly and have clear text; plate pages carry embossed library stamp that often covers the edge or corner of the tipped-in color plate; plates are loosening though all are present; could be a candidate for rebinding, with care.). 8 vols. Forest green cloth boards, denim-like tape on spines and corners; gilt top edges; 2253 total pp., 200 tipped-in color plates; several fold-outs. The complete 8-volume set of this consideration on various European painters, covering generally five centuries, from 1400-1900. Approaches the topic both chronologically and geographically: v. 1. The renaissance in Central Italy; v. 2. The renaissance in Venice; v. 3. Later Italians, and genius of Spain; v. 4. The renaissance in the North; and the Flemish genius; v. 5. The Dutch genius; v. 6. The French genius; v. 7. The British genius; v. 8. The modern genius. #705 of 1000 numbered sets.