Paul Lacroix / Kellerhoven - Art in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Les Arts au Moyen Âge et à l`époque de la Renaissance
Art in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
By Paul Lacroix, (Bibliophile Jacob). Curator of the Arsenal Imperial Library
Work illustrated with nineteen chromolithographic plates made by F. Kellerhoven and four hundred woodcuts.
Second edition, revised. Paris, Firmin-Didot Brothers bookstore, 1869.
Dimensions 29x22cm; pages 548. publisher's binding, half leather-richly gilt., gilt page edges. red suede percale dishes, gilt Souze badges on dishes. Lenègre binding alluding to rich Renaissance bindings. Half-title, frontispiece done in chromolithography under silk.
Condition: traces of scuffs on the binding, bent corners, foxing-discoloration of the paper, otherwise good condition.
The value of this work lies in its unique combination of erudition and accessible educational content, enriched with interesting historical anecdotes. This work belongs to Paul Jacob, a prominent bibliophile, erudite writer and custodian of the Arsenal library.
This collection has become an important source of knowledge in its field thanks to the harmonious combination of the work of the publisher, printer, bookbinder, history researcher, illustrator and documentarian.
