Hardbound
1968 · London
by Martin, John Rupert
London: Phaidon, 1968. Hardbound. VG (Slipcase may show wear & scuffs; other than slight tanning of dj, this book is quite good.). Black cloth with red title block on spine with gilt lettering, white & red dust jacket, red cardboard slipcase, xiv, 241 pp. plus 126 pp. containing 203 bw plates. Part of the large series "Corpus Rubenianum", this volumes analyzes and attempts to reconstruct throught the spirited grisaille sketches and final oil sketches, the 39 ceiling paintings painted by Rubens in 1620-1621 for the newly-built Jesuit Church in Antwerp, which was destroyed by fire in 1718. (Inventory #: 104492)