Oudry's Painted Menagerie: Portraits of Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century France Tapa blanda - 2007 - 1st Edición

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Los Angeles, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. xv, 151 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Issued in connection with an exhibition organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum in conjunction with the Staatliches Museum, Schwerin, Germany, on view at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, May 1 to September 2, 2007, and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 7, 2007 to January 6, 2008. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Back cover slightly creased. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This beautiful volume--published to coincide with an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum to be held from May 1 to September 2, 2007--is the first to focus on the series of life-size portraits painted by the eighteenth-century artist Jean-Baptiste Oudry of the animals in Louis XV's royal menagerie at Versailles. A tiger, a lion, a leopard, and, most impressive of all, the famous rhinoceros known as Clara joined a group of other exotic animals in… Leer más

Getty, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Exhibition catalog. Beautifully illustrated. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum to be held from May 1 to September 2, 2007 that focused on the series of life-size portraits painted by the eighteenth-century artist Jean-Baptiste Oudry of the animals in Louis XV's royal menagerie at Versailles. Essays by Colin B. Bailey, Christoph Frank, Mary Morton, and others. Measures 11 inches. square. 151p.

Getty. Used - Very Good. 2007. 1st Edition. paperback. Quarto. xv & 151 pp. Profusely illustrated. Mild shelf wear and scuffing to wraps. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Art & Graphic Design).

Getty Publications, 2007-06-25. Paperback. Very Good +/None as issued. 11x10x0. New paperback book, purchased directly from publisher. Book sustained some shipping damage to cover, including some long scratches on front, some smaller and lighter scratches on back, lines of surface rubbing across front, and edge bumps. Text is fine. Great value on a new, though cosmetically flawed, copy. NO publisher's/remainder mark. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.

Getty, 2007-06-25. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Museum Publications. New. 2007. Paperback. 0892368896 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 192 pages; 86 color and 17 b/w illustrations. Description: "...A tiger, a lion, a leopard, and, most impressive of all, the famous rhinoceros known as Clara joined a group of other exotic animals in Oudry's 'painted menagerie,' which was purchased in 1750 by his German patron, the duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The book's insightful essays situate this suite of paintings within the context of Oudry's career; discuss Oudry's remarkable drawings of animals; and present a fascinating history of menageries and of the phenomenon known as 'Claramania'—when the real rhinoceros, Clara, traveled through Europe and caused a public sensation." -- with a bonus offer-- .