Hardbound
1972 · London
by Martin, John Rupert
London: Phaidon, 1972. Hardbound. VG (Slipcase may have wear & soiling; white part of dj may be lightly aged; book is otherwise quite good.). Black cloth with white & red dust jacket, red cardboard slipcase. 278 pp. followed by 114 glossy bw plates. Part of the large series "Corpus Rubenianum", Part XVI: Describes the temporary structures and festival decorations that Rubens created for the 1634 Joyous Entry of new governor Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into the city of Antwerp. Contents include "Antwerp and the Cardinal - Infante", "The Preparations for the Joyous Entry", "Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi", "The Sequel", "The Specifications for the Stages and Triumphal Arches Designed by Rubens", "The Inscriptions of the Stages and Triumphal Arches (Inventory #: 104497)