Hardcover
1968 · Barcelos [Portugal]
by Smith, Robert C.
Barcelos [Portugal]: Livraria Civilizacao, 1968. Number 374 of an edition numbered from 100 to 1100; Signed. Hardcover. VG- a clean, tight copy with light shelf wear. Art museudm ex-library copy with sticker on back cover, book plate, small stamp on half title, and light residue on lower spine from another sticker.. Faux crimson leather with gilt lettering and blind-stamp sculptural image. 185 pp. with 45 plates, mostly in bw but a few color. No dust jacket, perhaps as issued. Numbered and signed by the author on colophon page preceding half title. Printed on paper made especially for this publication. Text in Portuguese. A study of the work of Frei Cipriano da Cruz, sculptor of works in the monastery at Tibaes, Portugal, and of general elements of the baroque in Portugal, including some in Coimbra.
(Inventory #: 163306)