Hardcover
1987 · New York
by Spike, John T.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1987. Collector's edition. Hardcover. VG+. Navy blue leather with gilt letters on spine & gilt decoration on both boards; gilt edges all around; 160 pp., 126 color illus., 2 fold-out maps. Presents selected items from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, specifically "devoted to the arts of Europe during the period roughly 1600 to 1750." (foreword) With an introductory essay by John T. Spike. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 126 exquisite pieces and includes paintings, furniture, decorative items, even musical instruments. This is a collector's edition copy published in conjunction with The Franklin Library; and as such, it is among the handsomest volumes we have in stock.
(Inventory #: 154360)