Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 648 p. Contains: Illustrations.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 648 p. Contains: Illustrations.

Blue cloth/color. 648 pp. 818 color plates. glossy illustrated & white

Blue cloth/color. 648 pp. 818 color plates. glossy illustrated & white dustjacket. Remains a nice, sharp and bright copy; appears to lightly handled and possibly unread with many sections remaining tightly bound. Housed in these galleries are works of art from classical Greece and Rome up to the early twentieth century, including the famous Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque and Rococo paintings. This is the only large-format, single-volume book to present a large selection of these works and provides the reader with an experience that comes as close to a visit as is possible in print. This magnificent volume comprises a concise and comprehensive history of European painting from its origins to the eighteenth century.