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The Living Theatre of Medieval Art
by Kraus, Henry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo (royal). Full red cloth. xxii, 248 pp. Numerous B&W illustrations in text. Rubbing to spine ends. Dust jacket is price clipped, sunned to spine, chipped to spine head and upper corners. An original and eminently readable study of medieval art in relation to social history, this book explores the dynamic human context - the 'living theatre' - in which French art of the Middle Ages developed and on which it placed its imprint. The author's searching essays on various aspects of medieval art are illustrated by a magnificent collection of 135 photographs of architecture, sculpture, and stained glass.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006454
- Title
- The Living Theatre of Medieval Art
- Author
- Kraus, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Henry Kraus, Medieval Art, Art, middle Ages, social History, French Medieval Art, french Art, France, Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Art; France;
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About the Seller
Minotavros Books
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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