Applied Art of the Middle Ages in the Collection of the State Hermitage: Artistic Metalwork [Text in Russian / English / French / German].
by E.A. Lapkovskaya
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- Hardcover
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Moscow, Russia Iskusstvo Publishers, 1971. Hardcover Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing; a small spot of soiling at the upper rear panel; a tiny price has been embossed into the cloth at the upper corner of the rear panel; the green cloth of the backstrip is ever so slightly sunned (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); the binding is ever so slightly cocked, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. The production values are high; the book is printed on high quality glossy paper. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, showing several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Not far from "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. (13.7 x 10.65 x 0.75 inches). 24 page Introduction, and Notes and List of Plates at rear of the text. The main feature is a section of 84 full-page color plates with Facing Commentaries. English Text by L. Sorokina. Photography by A. Alexandrov. Color Photographs by E. Steinert. Green Language: English, Russian, French, German. Weight: 60 ounces. Green cloth over Boards with Gilt titles in Cirylic at the front panel and back strip. Hardback: Lacks DJ.
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- 53565
- Title
- Applied Art of the Middle Ages in the Collection of the State Hermitage: Artistic Metalwork [Text in Russian / English / French / German].
- Author
- E.A. Lapkovskaya
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Iskusstvo Publishers,
- Place of Publication
- Moscow, Russia
- Date Published
- 1971.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History; Medieval Art; Art: History;
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