Carved Splendor: Late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern Germany, Austria, and South Tirol Tapa dura - 2006

Very Good, Very Good Getty Museum Publications First American Edition, 2006 FOLIO, Color Illus, Hardcover Hardcover in dust jacket and slipcase. Crisp brown cloth boards with title in gold on spine. Text pages are crisp and clean. Very nice color photo illustrated dust jacket has light wear. Very nice matching color photo illustrated slipcase has light wear/rubbing. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Los Angeles, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2006. Hardcover. VG/VG/VG (light scuffs, smudges to cloth. spine tail creased & crinkled. dustjacket scuffed & scratched; creasing to spine ends; light rubbing to corners. slipcase cloth scuffed & scratched; paper illustration scuffed & smudged; indentation to lower board edge). brown cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. decorative pastedowns & endpapers. 408 pgs w/ color illustrations. pictorial dutsjacket. brown cloth, pictorial slipcase w/ white printing. Appears to be a lightly handled/read copy; sharp and bright. "Rainer Kahsnitz offers a close examination of twenty-two of the most important surviving altarpieces, discussing the historical context in which they were made and analyzing how their pictorial programs reflect changing notions of piety. The sumptuous color illustrations capture the altarpieces in all their possible arrangements. The stunning details of these pieces--riotous locks of hair, swirling fabric, and thickets of twisted… Leer más

Los Angeles: Getty Museum, 2006. hardcover. fine/fine. Profusely illustrated in color and in black & white. Photography by Achim Bunz. Thick folio, brown cloth, d.w., pictorial board slipcase. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, (2006). Scarce. Fine.<br/> <br/>

Acceptable. IMP: Acceptable- Do not include ACCESS CODE, CD-ROM or companion materials even if stated in item title. It may contain highlighting/markings throughout, and the covers and corners may show shelf wear. Corners, pages may be dent. All text is legible.

J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. First edition. Hardcover. Lg. thick quarto. 480pp. 362 color and 70 black and white illustrations. Brown cloth with gilt stamped title in pictorial dust jacket and matching slipcase. Slipcase is tight, so dust jacket has light rubbing, otherwise fine. Very heavy book, oversea shipping not recommended. "Rainer Kahsnitz offers a close examination of twenty-two of the most important surviving altarpieces, discussing the historical context in which they were made...

Museum Publications. New. 2006. Hardcover. 0892368535 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 480 pages; 362 color and 70 b/w illustrations. Description: "Monumental carved, winged altarpieces are among the most ambitious artworks from the Middle Ages, incorporating the skills of painters, sculptors, and cabinetmakers. Those most notable for their originality and masterly execution were produced in the southern German-speaking regions, including Austria and South Tirol, in the last decades of the Late Gothic period (roughly 1460 to 1525). Paintings of the saints often adorned the movable wings, while carved reliefs or freestanding sculptures of scenes from the Gospels occupied the gilded, center shrine. Rainer Kahsnitz offers a close examination of twenty-two of the most important surviving altarpieces, discussing their historical context and… Leer más