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Cloth. Condizione: Near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 80 p. + plates. 31 cm. 271 b&w photos. 8 maps. Black cloth hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Front flap clipped. Some wear to jacket, especially front fore-edge. Preface by Marcel Aubert. Deals with Romanesque art in France.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. ROUBIER, Jean (illustratore). Published: 1969. Not signed by author. Unabridged limited edition of Romanesque Art in Belgium, number 23 of only 160 copies ever produced in the English language. Privately printed by M. Vokaer for the Société Générale de Banque, this volume retains the full 125-page text block omitted from later condensed trade reprints. DESCRIPTION: Illustrated red DJ over red cloth featuring a large gilt-blocked architectural motif and gilt titles to the spine. Illustrated throughout by Jean Roubier Language: English Book Condition: Near Fine. Very light wear to sharp corners, edges and spine ends. Clean cloth with sunned upper edges. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Minor toning and a few faint spots to endpaper margins. Clean unmarked pages. DJ Condition: Good. Light wear and chipping to upper and lower edges. Small hole to centre of front cover. Pages 125. Size: 32 cm by 23 cm. BOOK RESUME: Romanesque Art in Belgium is a comprehensive survey of the architectural and monumental heritage of the Low Countries, with a significant emphasis on the Mosan style of the Meuse Valley. Spanning 125 pages, this unabridged English edition traces the development of Belgian Romanesque from its Carolingian influences through to its peak in the 12th century. The text provides a forensic analysis of structural elements, including early vaulted ambulatories and alternating supports in abbey architecture. Illustrated throughout by Roubiers masterful plates, the work is housed in a red cloth binding featuring a striking gilt-blocked architectural motif. Unlike the 111-page general trade release, this privately printed issue preserves the total scholarly narrative as originally intended by the authors. AUTHOR: Masterly collaboration between the French photographer Jean (Jacques) Roubier and the scholar André Courtens. Roubier was a celebrated documentarian of European architectural heritage, renowned for his technical precision and his ability to capture the 'soul' of monumental stone through light and shadow. His photography in this edition required a specialised large-format printing process to maintain its clarity. André Courtens, a preeminent medievalist, provided the rigorous historical framework; the additional 14 pages present in this limited edition likely contain his expanded 'Critical Notes' and site-specific analyses which were edited out of later trade versions. Together, they produced the definitive mid-century visual archive of the Belgian Romanesque style. POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you if additional charges are required. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information.