Hardcover
1969 · Graz
by Franz, Rosemarie
Graz: Akademische Druck u. Verlagsanstalt, 1969. Hardcover. Good+/Good (Clean and tight but with age toning to page margins; art school ex-lib. with usual marks. DJ is wrinkled at top edge - but with no tears - and gloss layer beginning to lift.. Bronze cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Glossy, color-illus. white dj with maroon lettering. 554 pp. with 609 bw and color images. Heavy at 5 pounds and may require extra postage. Text in German. An exhaustive study of the history of ceramic-tiled room heaters, common in Europe. Includes wonderful examples from Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Austria, from the 14th to 18th centuries. The focus is on the ceramic tiles/decoration and their makers.
(Inventory #: 158682)