The Ghent Altarpiece and the Art of Jan Van Eyck
Softcover
1980 · Princeton NJ
by Philip, Lotte Brand
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980. Softcover. VG, moderate wear to corners, page blocks are a bit dirty. Binding is tight, interior is clean and unmarked.. 1980Cream softcover with red and gray lettering and BW illustration. xvii, 255 pp. 212 BW illustrations. Examines Jan Van Eyck's involvement in the Ghent Altarpiece, which, in it's 1823 inscription is attributed to both Jan and Hubert Van Eyck.Contents as follows: Preface -- Acknowledgement for Photographs -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Altarpiece Reconstructed -- 2. The Quatrain -- 3. The Iconography of the Altarpiece -- 4. Towards Criteria for Judgin Eyckian Works -- 5. The Ghent Altarpiece in Northern Altar Painting -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates. 9780691003160. (Inventory #: 163322)