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- PublisherPrinceton University Press
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0691039453
- ISBN 13 9780691039459
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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Masterpieces: Chapters on the History of An Idea (Princeton Essays on the Arts)
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Masterpieces: Chapters on the History of An Idea (Princeton Essays on the Arts)
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Hardcover. Purple cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; blue and purple illustrated dj, mylar cover; xix, 168 pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates. "Tracing the history and critical function of the most hallowed word in the vocabulary of praise, Walter Cahn studies - through numerous illustrations - the changes in the meaning of the term 'masterpiece' from the earliest use of the expression 'chef d'oeuvre' in the Middle Ages to the effects of Romanticism and other influences in the nineteenth century. In the process, he illuminates the change in status of the visual arts from that of mechanical arts, which originated in antiquity and projected into the medieval period, to that of fine arts, which took shape in the Renaissance and was carried forward into later centuries." -- Cover page 4. Contents include: The artisanal masterpiece -- Man, the divine masterpiece -- Toward the enduring monument : Nantes, Brou, Margaret of Austria -- Masterpieces of the French Renaissance -- Chef D'Oeuvre and masterpiece -- The classic masterpiece -- The absolute masterpiece. VG-/VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep. Light shelfwear to boards, block, dj. Pages are otherwise clean.). Seller Inventory # 185477
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Masterpieces: Chapters on the History of An Idea (Princeton Essays on the Arts)
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ISBN 13: 9780691039459
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Volume, measuring approximately 6.75" x 9.75", is bound in purple and brick red cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book is in fine condition. 53 illustrations on plates at rear of volume. Dust jacket exhibits wear, with rubbing to panels and mild creasing at top of front panel. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. 168 pages plus 53 illustrations on plates. ""Tracing the history and critical function of the most hallowed word in the vocabulary of praise, Walter Cahn studies - through numerous illustrations - the changes in the meaning of the term 'masterpiece' from the earliest use of the expression 'chef d'oeuvre' in the Middle Ages to the effects of Romanticism and other influences in the nineteenth century. In the process, he illuminates the change in status of the visual arts from that of mechanical arts, which originated in antiquity and projected into the medieval period, to that of fine arts, which took shape in the Renaissance and was carried forward into later centuries.". Seller Inventory # ABE-1683871766056
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