Softcover
1933 · Paris
by George, Jean
Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ane, 1933. Softcover. Contents likely never read: many pages uncut at either top and/or fore edges. Clean, bright, tight. Covers, however, are faded with small edge tear to back cover (tape-repaired). Art museum ex-lib. copy with spine label, bookplate, and back cover sticker.. Pale grey textured wraps with black/red lettering and small bw image. xii + 305 pp. with several bw plates; bw illus. throughout. Folding map at rear. Text in French. With an introductory essay. Includes a list of Saint names and list of place names. The churches of the Charente region of France. Charente / Charentd-Maritime is a region in the southwestern part of France. The volume is part of a series featuring the churches in all the geographic areas of France. Included are all sorts of internal and external views (photographs), along with b/w line drawings of various architectural ornamentation (baptismal fonts, porticos, windows, sculptural relief on support columns, etc. With floor plans of most churches/chapels. Really a lovely book.
(Inventory #: 155490)