Conspectus Cliviae: Die Klevische Residenz in der Kunst des 17. Jahrhunderts

Kleve: Boss-Druck und Verlag, 1964. Hardcover. VG- (light wear and slight soiling to cover, pages are clear.). Yellow cloth, red title block with gilt letters on spein, 108 pp. plus 189 bw plates; weighs 3 lbs. Main text is in German, with other languages represented in excerpts (at least Latin and perhaps Dutch). A survey of 17th-century art that depicts life and the landscapes of the German town of Kleve (Cleves) in the lower Rhine valley of northwestern Germany, near the Dutch border. Includes an alpha list of artists with brief bios; then 189 examples (truncated) of the artwork. Includes the town layout of 1610 and another one before 1700. One look at this treatment, and you'll wish that every town you admire had put something like this together. (Inventory #: 31421)