ISBN: 9780691035437 - the monastery of saint catherine at mount sinai. the icons i: from the sixth to the tenth century (7 risultati)

Second Printing. Hardcover in edgeworn and somewhat scuffed jacket, good. Illustrated.

35.5 x 27.5 cm, cloth hardcover, xviii, 108 pages, 122 plates i.a. 38 in colour. Text in English, no dust jacket, ex-libris stamp, adhesive/tape residue on endpapers and first two blank pages from pasted-in images (likely from dust jacket) otherwise in very good condition, see picture. Published as part of the research project on the Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai. Scholarly study of early Byzantine icons with high-quality photographic plates. 2320g.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Hardcover. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1976. [ CONDITION: GOOD ] Books in this grade are complete, with pages and covers intact, and remain fully usable. They may show significant signs of natural ageing, wear, marking or previous use. A small amount of annotation, underlining or highlighting may be present, but never extensive. Previous owners' names or inscriptions may also be present. Dust jackets, where originally issued, may be missing or damaged. Some copies may be exceptionally well preserved. [ NOTE: This is a standard description of the condition grade. Please use the photographs of the actual book alongside this grading description to assess its individual condition. ] [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] The Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai: The Icons, Volume I: From the Sixth to the Tenth Century Book by Kurt Weitzmann | This volume presents icons from the collection at St Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai, focusing on works from the sixth to the tenth century. It forms part of a project to study, photograph and publish the monastery's artistic treasures, including its architecture, mosaics, frescoes, icons, illustrated manuscripts and objects of art. | The preface recounts the discovery of the scale of the icon collection during visits beginning in 1956. Alongside icons displayed in the monastery's picture gallery, the Old Library held more than six hundred icons and fragments, while about seven hundred more were kept in the church and side chapels. The collection included works in varied states of preservation, and many important icons had not previously been widely known or published. The volume's coverage includes almost all the significant icons discussed in its first volume, extending earlier publication that had presented only a selection. (OS). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Minor shelfwear with a couple of tears to DJ. Very faint bump to 1 corner.; 1; Photographs; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 127 pages. Illustrated by John Galey (illustratore).

Oversized Hardback. Condizione: Very Good - Cash. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Yellowing to the dj withs oem edge rubbing and very minor edge tears. Second printing, 1981. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked, firm hinges, sharp corners, clean and crisp pages. DJ has light wear to corners, spine o/w VG condition. Scarce. BP/Egypt/Religious Studies.

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