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Reference code
ABC/16
Title
The Arts in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance.
Date(s)
- 1870 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
(27 Apr 1806-16 Oct 1884)
Biographical history
French author and journalist. Curator of the Imperial Library of the Arsenal, Paris.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lacroix
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lacroix
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Scope and content
A detailed study of the Arts in the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance. The book is organised in chapters that cover all the forms of art and craft of the period (furniture, tapestry, ceramics, arms, armour, carriages, saddlery, gold an silver work, horology, musical instruments, playing-cards, glass-paintings, frescos, paintings on wood or canvas, engravings, sculpture, architecture, parchment and paper, manuscripts, miniatures, bookbinding and printing). There are numerous illustrations associated with the text, nineteen of them chromolithographic prints and 400 engravings on wood.
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Language of material
- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Good overall condition. Corners slightly scuffed and some loose pages