Freyer Bryna (17 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: New. The first official photographer to the royal court of Benin, Solomon Osagie Alonge (1911-1994) took portraits of its obas, or kings, in their regalia, and created a record of ceremonial life. Produced in collaboration between Washington's Smithsonian Institution and Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments, this book reproduces many of his images, examines their role as a documentary record of an era of change, and explores the practices of early studio photography in West Africa.…

Softcover. Condition: VG. Blue wraps. 63 pp. 32 bw plates. Contents as follows: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The oba -- The court -- Foreigners -- Glossary -- Includes bibliographic record.

Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 191 pages. Paperback. Texts in English. Mild shelfwear to the edges of the covers. Else, the binding is tight, the spine uncreased, and interior clean and free of markings. Handsomely published with great photography and excellent cataloguing. An essential reference. Bound in stiff illustrated paper covers. …

Softcover. Quarto. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 165 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held: Feb. 1-June 14, 2001 at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Sept. 30, 2001-Jan. 13, 2002 at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, N.Y.; Feb. 10-Apr. 7, 2002 at the Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Okla.; and June 9-Aug. 14, 2002 at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-160). VG, Light touches of shelfwear. …

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 63 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. Contents: Foreword Preface Introduction The oba The court Foreigners Glossary Includes bibliographic record.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 240pp hardback, brown boards white-lettered in wrapper, well illustrated in colour, very good in a very good wrapper.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. English text; Paperback; 20.5 x 30.5 cm; 0.372 Kg; 63 pages.; Used, some wear to cover otherwise in good condition; Exhibition catalogue, depicting 21 objects from the permanent collection, ranging in date from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Objects, executed by the lost wax casting technique, include wall plaques, altar pieces, and regalia. The majority of these works were a gift of Joseph Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian. Included are a royal commemorative head and a pendant with a triadic figure group from the 16th to 17th century cast in the court style by the Edo people.…

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Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. In 4. 63 pages.

4to. pp. 63. b/w illus. biblio. wrs (crease in lower corner of front wrapper). Published in Conjunction with an exhibition.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New.

cm. 21x31, pp. 63, 21 tavole in b/n, 11 ill., carta. Washington. Mostra a Washington di arte del Benin, sculture e placche in bronzo dal sedicesimo al diciannovesimo secolo, provenienti in gran parte dalla collezione Hirshhorn e donati allo Smithsonian Institute.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 8° - 212pp - B/w reproductions. Art in Africa 2 - Collecting, documenting, conserving, restoring and exhibiting traditional African art edited by Ezio Bassani & Gaetano Speranza. First edition, text in Italian, English and French. Original boards. In Very good condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Royal Benin Art 1987 , 64 pp In the Collection of the National Museum of African Art Bryna Freyer Plates in it Published for the National Museum of African Art by the Smithsonian Institution Press Washington DC and London.