Das Antike Grabmal Bei Kasanlak

Sofia: Köln; Berlin, 1959. Hardcover. VG-/Fair (age toning to block edges, pages are clean, dust jacket is tattered). Light tan with black stamped illustration on front cover, illustrated dust jacket, 23 pp followed by 44 bw and color plates. Text in German. "The murals in the ancient tomb at Kazanlak are the only model of Hellenistic painting from the Thracian period (the transition period between the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C.E.)
As a result of their historical documentary value and extraordinary artistic achievement, they have a unique importance for general cultural history and art knowledge, as well as for clutches in Bulgaria. The present (truncated) work gives every reader an insight into the history and the content of the wall paintings and thus contributes significantly to the study of ancient art." -dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references. (Inventory #: 176630)