Editore: Rio de Janeiro: Agir, 1973
Da: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Oversized hardcover. Black and white illustrated boards, glossy. Some rubbing and scuffing to boards, especially to back cover, which has some discoloration. Wear to corners and at ends of spine. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 1973. 127 pages. Text in Portuguese and English. Small bookshop ticket tipped into hinge at front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Black and white images throughout. Please e-mail us with questions or to request photos. This is an oversized book. Extra shipping charges may be required for international or priority delivery.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 127 pp. First edition. Monograph on architecture and religion in Minas Gerais, Brazil, text in Portuguese; black and white photo-pictorial boards; black and white illustrations on heavy-weight paper; bibliography. Binding tight; boards with corners bumped. Oversize book may require a small additional shipping charge. Detailed account of the derivation of the sculptured statues of Antonio Francisco Lisboa ("O Alaijadinho") in the courtyard and chapels of the church of Nossa Senhora de Matosinhos, Congonhas do Campo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The author compares statues in Portugal to those in Brazil with factual information for his theories as to the creative origins of the work. The photos, despite being black and white, are exquisitely reproduced with maximum resolution allowing study of the detail of the carving in the steatite (soapstone) medium. Size: 31 x 23 cm. 0.0.