THE HARPER HISTORY OF PAINTING : The Occidental Tradition
by Robb, David M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harper & Bros, 1951. First Edition, 4th Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Text/VG; Strong, sound, & bright w/discoloration to c. 20 pgs (markedly to 3) from pressing flowers --- removed except for one (pg 783). Bi-color boards/VG w/rubs to upper lower edges. DJ/VG; intact w/nips, chips, losses to edges. Light soiling to lower text edge. 1951 Classic, intellectual history & critique of Western art. Art historian & teacher David M. Robb (- 1990) considers formal patterns of painting within the context of historical & philosophical thought of the times as well as the state of the art in terms of artistic materials & implements. Author, a Guggenheim fellow & Fulbright scholar, also published ''The Art of the Illuminated Manuscript'', and collaborated with J. J. Garrison in the ''Art in the Western World.'' Strong copy despite flaws.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008101
- Title
- THE HARPER HISTORY OF PAINTING : The Occidental Tradition
- Author
- Robb, David M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 4th Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Art History/Art Criticism/Western Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History; Art;
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