History of Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Throughout Europe by Creighton Gilbert. New York: Harry N. Abrams / Prentice-Hall, 1973. First edition. Hardcover, 460 pages. ISBN 0-13-392100-X. Oversized heavy book at 9x12”.

Condition: Very Good / Very Good
Red cloth boards are tight and clean with gilt cover and spine titles intact. Pages are bright throughout with no foxing or markings. The striking zebra-striped fore-edge reflects the book’s density of full-bleed black-and-white photographic plates: 527 gravure illustrations plus 60 full color plates. Endpapers feature maps (Northern Europe, Italy, and Europe: Important Centers 1300–1600).

Dust jacket present with light age toning to the white ground, a few small creases, and some scuffing and wrinkling at corners corresponding to bumping of the book corners. No tears, no price clipping.

A substantial and handsome reference volume covering painting, sculpture, and architecture across Europe from 1300–1600, edited under the general editorship of H.W. Janson as part of the Library of Art History series. This will make a great addition to your art history collection, a lovely gift for an art lover, or just an attractive coffee table book.