The Cat in Art Tapa dura - 2007

UsedVeryGood. Noticeable lower/upper bind wear. Sun faded inner dust jacket edges. Text is mostly clean & readable.

Harry N. Abrams, 2007. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harry N. Abrams. New. Brand New! New dust jacket. Shrink wrapped! A brand new, unused and unread copy in perfect condition. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Abrams, Inc. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harry N. Abrams, 2007-04-01. Hardcover. Used: Good. Excellent customer service. Prompt Customer Service.

New York: Abrams, 2007. 359 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 24 cm. Translated from the Italian. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Almost from the beginning of art, humans have portrayed cats. Throughout history, cats have been a beautiful vessel for symbolic meanings, ranging from dark unruly sensuality to perfect domestic tranquillity. This book contains 170 paintings by Van Eyck, Raphael, Leonardo, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Chardin, Manet, Picasso, and other artists." - Publisher. CONTENTS: ANTIQUITY: From the Egyptian Goddess Bastet to the Mosaics of Pompeii: The Glory and Exploits of Cats in Antiquity; THE MIDDLE AGES: The Two Faces of the Medieval Era: From Demonic Images to Benedictine Scriptoria; A FELINE RENAISSANCE: The Cat Rediscovered: From the Humanist's Study to Depictions of the Holy Family; THE BAROQUE CAT:… Leer más

Abrams. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0810993287 . Stiff unmarked book in clean blue boards; in glossy dust jacket. ; 359 pages; The Cat in Art is both full of surprises and hauntingly familiar, as cats play and pounce and sleep and purr their way through 170 great art masterpieces from the ancient world to the present. What cats represent to us in life, they bring to art: elegance and grace; domestic tranquility; symbols of sensuality and mischievousness. Here are paintings by Van Eyck, Raphael, Leonardo, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Chardin, Gainsborough, Manet, Renoir, Bonnard, Gauguin, Matisse, Balthus, Picasso, Warhol, and many others. Sometimes the cats are the stars of the work, and sometimes they are working their magic from the corners of rooms? In which case both the whole work and a detail showing the cat are illustrated. Stefano Zuffi? S charming text tells the reader what it all means, from the feline goddesses of the ancients,… Leer más

Harry N. Abrams, 2007-04-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Harry N Abrams Inc, 2007. Hardcover. New. 360 pages. 9.25x9.50x1.50 inches.

Harry N. Abrams, 2007-04-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!