Ivan Gaskell Editors (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Soft cover book (179 pages) illustrated with numerous b/w photographs. Covers show moderate rubbing/scuffing. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-7-TS-Down-L) rareviewbooks.

Softcover. Condition: VG, corner bumped. Color wraps. 179 pp. 207 bw plates. This volume is devoted to the greatest sculptor and architect of the Roman Baroque, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his birth in 1998. Studies in detail clay sculptures acquired by Edward Forbes that are clearly associated with projects by Bernini. Concentrates heavily on technical analysis of the physical character of art objects. Contents as follows: An economy of seventeenth-century clay sculptors' models / Ivan Gaskell -- Of clay, and the initial stages of sculpture / Colette Czapski Hemingway -- Technical studies: rationale and techniques / Henry Lie -- Clay analysis / Eugene F. Farrell, Henry Lie, and Suzanne M.M. Young -- The clay modeling techniques of Gian Lorenzo Bernini / Anthony B. Sigel -- Technical observations and petrographic analysis / Anthony B. Sigel and Eugene F. Farrell -- Fingerprints / Nancy Lloyd -- Decorative coatings on the St. Longinus and St. Ambrose modelli / Kendra Roth -- The Fogg Silence: a Bozzetto by Melchiorre Cafà / Jennifer Montagu -- Bernini's St. Ambrose for the Cathedra Petri: a model and the metamorphosis of a figure / Jeannine O'Grady -- Bernini drawings and Bozzetti for the Ponte Sant'Angelo: a new look / Mark S. Weil -- Borchini, Félibien, and five angels for the altar of the Blessed Sacrament / Colette Czapski Hemingway -- Bronze casts after Bozzetti and Modelli by Bernini / Francesca G. Bewer -- Conclusion / Henry Lie.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a very good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, part of the publisher's "Cambridge Studies in Philosopy and the Arts" series. A collection of twelve pieces by different authors on aspects of "the complex and developing interaction between performance and authenticity in the arts". 274pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A collection of essays on the works of Vermeer, which consider technical aspects of the paintings, iconology of the imagery, the personality and context of the artist's work, and the historical reception of his oeuvre. 372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Grey cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, small closed tear head of spine, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Heavy book, will require extra shipping costs for overseas purchase. …

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Softcover in illustrated wraps. First edition. Fine condition. A celebration of the Roman Baroque sculptor and architect. Black-and-white illustrations throughout including many detailed close-ups of Bernini's sculptures. 4to. 179 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. An Ex-Library Hardback with dust jacket, officially withdrawn, usual library stamps and markings. Published in 1993 by Cambridge University Press. Some minor notations otherwise a good, clean copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. 9D*.