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First Edition. Publisher's cloth with the dust-jacket. 226 pages of text followed by a section of 195 b/w photographs. A Fine copy. Seller Inventory # 16045
Title: THE THRONE OF WISDOM: WOOD SCULPTURES OF THE...
Publisher: Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
Book Type: Book
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1450grams, ISBN:0691038376. Seller Inventory # 4318829
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Antiquariat Bergische Bücherstube Mewes, Overath, Germany
XVIII, 226 S. + über 190 Abb. auf Taf. Lit.verz. Reg. Lex 8° Ln.mS. *einzelne Bleistiftanstreichungen*. Seller Inventory # 281530
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
XVIII, 226 s., 32 pl. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of american crime-writer Sheila Connolly with her name neatly on endpaper. Includes chapters like: I. The Character of the Sculpture: "Black Virgins" / Materials and Technique / Iconography / II. Function: The Throne of Wisdom as a Reliquary / Processions / Locations of the Statue in the Church / Liturgical Drama / Devotional Practices and Miraculous Immunities / Secular Practices and Popular Attitudes / III. Origins - The Throne of Wisdom Statue and the Revival of Freestanding Sculpture: Pagan Mother Goddesses / The Christian Iconographic Tradition / The Revival of Freestanding Sculpture and the Cult ofRelics / The Throne IV. Statues of the Throne of Wisdom Prior to 1100 / Literary Evidence / Extant Examples / V. The Twelfth Century - Regional Styles Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 32217AB
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good in a Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn, but is overall good and intact (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Clean boards with minor edgewear; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); White dust jacket with sculpture photo, and title in black and red lettering; 1972, Princeton University Press; 240 pages; "The Throne of Wisdom; Wood Sculptures of the Madonna in Romanesque France," by Ilene H Forsyth. Seller Inventory # SKU-U96XA05605059
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good+ in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; The front of the dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears while the back of the jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn with a few small edge-tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Excellent binding with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 3.1 lbs; White dust jacket with sculpture photo, and title in black and red lettering; 1972, Princeton University Press; 240 pages; "The Throne of Wisdom; Wood Sculptures of the Madonna in Romanesque France," by Ilene H Forsyth. Seller Inventory # SKU-0351AI06303184
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Some light rubbing and edgewear, price-clipped DJ has same, and in addition has yellowed moderately, and has some tearing and creasing along the edges. Text has yellowed but remains tight in binding. Due to size, this book will require additional shipping outside the U.S. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 108539
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
4to. pp. xviii, 226. numerous unpaginated b/w illus. cloth (pen text on lower edge of exterior pagination). dw (corners & edges rubbed). First Edition. Seller Inventory # aly475