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Jean Fouquet and His Time
Paul Wescher
1947
Pleiades Books : Switzerland
11" by 8"
[6], 7-116, [2pp]
SUMMARY
Paul Wescher's study on the influential fifteenth century works of Jean Fouquet, illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout with examples of Fouquet's paintings.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first English edition, second printing, of this work.
In the original unclipped dustwrapper.
A study on the life and works of Jean Fouquet.
Fouquet was a French painter and miniaturist of the fifteenth century, known as the master of panel painting and manuscript illumination. He seems to be the inventor of portrait miniature, one of the most influential artists of his time.
Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, five colour plates, one in-text colour illustration, seventy-six monochrome plates, and five in-text monochrome illustrations.
Collated, complete.
Written by Paul Wescher; this work was originally written and published in French.
Bookplate of Graham Stanley Harris to the front pastedown.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Dustwrapper is lightly age-toned, with a mark to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some odd spots to the first and last few pages.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Near Fine
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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