The Birth of Western Painting A History of Colour, Form, and Iconography, illustrated from the Paintings of MISTRA and MOUNT ATHOS, of Giotto and Duccio, and of EL GRECO

BYRON, Robert, and David Talbot RICE

Published by George Routledge & Sons, 1930

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BYRON, Robert, and David Talbot RICE. The Birth of Western Painting A History of Colour, Form, and Iconography, illustrated from the Paintings of MISTRA and MOUNT ATHOS, of Giotto and Duccio, and of EL GRECO London, George Routledge & Sons, 1930. 4to. xvi, 236 p., with 94 final plates, including frontispiece. Half-title. Limited edition of 650 copies (No. 524). Plates clean and bright, margins of printed leaves slightly spotted throughout; very light age browning. Quarter cream buckram, cloth over boards with blind-stamped centrepiece on front cover, gilt title to spine. Hand-cut gatherings. Spine lightly darkened with a few negligible stains of blue ink. Binding edges and corner occasionally bumped, without serious damage. U.e.r. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-1561395709472

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Title: The Birth of Western Painting A History of ...

Publisher: George Routledge & Sons

Publication Date: 1930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good