THE MOSAICS OF ROME: From from the Third to the Fourteenth Century [3rd to 14th Century]
by Walter Oakeshott
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- VG++ in VG- dust jacket
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About This Item
Greenwich, CT.: New York Graphic Society LTD, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. VG++ in VG- dust jacket. Heavy and oversize blue cloth hardcover, gentle bump to heel of spine (o/w Near Fine), else bright, clean and tightly binding; former owner's inked name/address/date on the front flyleaf otherwise the text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with visible edge wear, including short tears. 388 pages, ills in b/w and color and several tipped-in plates. NY Graphic Society postcard laid in. Heavy volume ships domestic Media Mail with no extra fees. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.
CONTENTS;
The technique of medieval mosaics in Rome
The antique or classical period
The Byzantine works of the sixth, seventh and eighth centuries
The late eighth and early ninth centuries
Romanesque art in Roma mosaics
Byzantinism in Rome in the first half of the thirteenth century
The Roman Renaissance as expressed in mosaics
CONTENTS;
The technique of medieval mosaics in Rome
The antique or classical period
The Byzantine works of the sixth, seventh and eighth centuries
The late eighth and early ninth centuries
Romanesque art in Roma mosaics
Byzantinism in Rome in the first half of the thirteenth century
The Roman Renaissance as expressed in mosaics
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- Bookseller
- North Country Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22572
- Title
- THE MOSAICS OF ROME: From from the Third to the Fourteenth Century [3rd to 14th Century]
- Author
- Walter Oakeshott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++ in VG- dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- New York Graphic Society LTD
- Place of Publication
- Greenwich, CT.
- Date Published
- 1967
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