The Work of Jacques le Moyne de Morgues a Huguenot Artist in France Florida And England

Paul Hulton; Various

Published by British Museum Publications Limited, London, 1977

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A beautiful work of the pioneering art of Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, an important French artist of the sixteenth century, complete with almost 150 plates. Complete in two volumes.In the original slipcase, in a near fine condition.A wonderful exposition on the art and life of Jacques le Moyne, a French artist who was one of the first to travel to the New World when he accompanied Jean Ribault on his expedition.This beautiful work looks at Moyne's influential botanical drawings and his important depictions of Native American life and culture, as well as colonial life in the sixteenth century.Volume II is illustrated with one-hundred and forty-four plates, sixteen of which are in colour.Collated, complete.Foreword, catalogue, and introductory studies by Paul Hulton, with contributions by D. B. Quinn, R. A. Skelton, William C. Sturtevant, and William T. Stearn. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original cloth slipcase. Externally, smart. Spines are very lightly faded. A couple of faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is smart with a couple of light marks, in a near fine condition. Fine. Seller Inventory # 837P20

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Work of Jacques le Moyne de Morgues a ...

Publisher: British Museum Publications Limited, London

Publication Date: 1977

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Jacques le Moyne de Morgues

Condition: Fine

Book Type: book