The limewood sculptors of Renaissance Germany / Michael Baxandall
Baxandall, Michael
From MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
From MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
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Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xx, 420 pages: illustrations (some color); 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index. Contents: Upper Germany -- Limewood sculptors -- Limewood -- Chiromancy and the grand form -- Middle forms and surfaces -- Image -- Winged retable -- Iconoclasm -- Secular satisfactions -- Custom -- Conditions of trade -- Guild strategy -- Monopoly and monopolistic competition -- Individual style -- Gregor Erhart and Augsburg -- Welsch and the Deutsch -- Shapes -- Persons -- Michel Erhart of Ulm -- Tilman Riemenschneider of Wü rzburg -- Veit Stoss of Nuremberg -- Hans Leinberger of Landshut. Subjects: Wood sculpture, Renaissance Germany. Wood sculpture, German. Sculpture, German. Sculpture, Renaissance Germany. Wood-carving, Renaissance Germany. Art, 16th century Germany. Germany - Post-medieval - Art - 16th century. Sculpture, German 15th century. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 334053
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Title: The limewood sculptors of Renaissance ...
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 6th Edition.
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