The Painted Page: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination, 1450-1550 (Art & Design S.) by Alexander, J.J.G. & Armstrong, Lilian & Mariani, Giordana Canova - 10/25/1994

Prestel Publishing, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Prestel Pub, 1994-11. Hardcover. Good.

London, UK: Royal Academy of Arts. Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. (1994). ........ Paperback. 4to., 280 pp., writing on first page .

Munich: Prestel Publishing, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Book and jacket fine. Jacket in protective mylar wrap. Gorgeous book.

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1994. Hardcover. VG/VG Slight wear to dj edges. Contents clean and tight. Very mild tanning to page edges.. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Color illus dj. with black lettering. 272 pp. Many color illus. Published on the occasion of the exhibition by the same name. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994 - 22 January 1995. The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February - 7 May 1995.

Munich and New York: Prestel, 1994. Cloth, 272 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994 to 22 January 1995; and The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February to 7 May 1995. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This book documents the first comprehensive exhibition of Italian Renaissance illuminations from collections in Europe and the United States. In the century between 1450 and 1550, Italian miniaturists, in collaboration with scribes and bookbinders, produced a series of masterpieces of book illumination which are still too little known and appreciated. Though working on a smaller scale than the great painters and sculptors of the Renaissance, these illuminators created works characterized by… Read More

Prestel, 1994 4to (30 cm), 280 pp. Laminated wrappers. The catalogue of an exhibition at Royal Academy of Art, London, 27 October 1994 - 24 January 1995 and Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February - 7 May 1995. "This book documents the first comprehensive exhibition of Italian Renaissance illuminations from collections in Europe and the United States. 137 manuscripts, printed books with hand-painted illustrations and single pages are illustrated in full color, ranging from small prayer books to large choir books, and from Greek, Roman, and Italian literature to collections of fables and historical treatises. Many of these volumes were commissioned by powerful wealthy, and discriminating patrons who included members of the ruling Italian families as well as cardinals and popes and many of whom were also prominent bibliophiles. Among other fascinating issues, the mechanics of patronage, patterns of production, and formation of libraries are discussed in three essays and in the catalogue… Read More

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1994. Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Near Fine. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Paperback. Physically 11¾” x 9½” (2 kg); 272pp; Index; Bibliography; Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at Royal Academy of Arts, London 27th October to 22nd January 1995 and Pierpont Morgan Library 15th February to 7th May 1995. Includes: List of lenders to the exhibition; Colour photographs; Colour frontispiece; ISBN: 3-7913-1385-1 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get… Read More

1994. Erstausgabe, München / New York, Prestel, 1994, 4°, 272 S. mit zahlreichen s/w- und Farbabbildungen, Text: englisch, farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Einband minimal berieben, untere Ecke des Vorderdeckels minimal bestoßen, drei zarte Längsfalten auf Buchrücken, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar. Katalog zur Ausstellung "The Painted Page, Italian Renaissance Book Illumination 1450 - 1550" in der Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994 - 22 January 1995 und in der Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February - 7 May 1995. Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten die Portokosten angepasst werden, Sie bekämen vorab eine Anfrage per Email.)