Words for Pictures; Seven Papers on Renaissance Art and Criticism
New Haven [and] London: Yale University Press, (2003). First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo size, 181 pp. Fine / fine. Item #CNJL2557
From the dust jacket flap: "This collection of papers by the art historian and critic Michael Baxandall represents his thinking over the past forty years on the relation between language and art. He offers seven thought-provoking pieces, three of which are new and written specifically for this book. While Baxandall focuses on the works of the fifteenth century, his essays transcend this period and show with fresh insight how words match the experience of looking at paintings and sculptures..."
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full black textured paper over boards with gilt lettering on the spine; binding large octavo size (9 1/2" by 6 1/4"), pagination: [i-vii] vii-xi [1, blank] [1] 2-169. The dust jacket with illustration on the front panel, summary of book on front flap, short author bio on the back flap, jacket unclipped and unpriced.
___CONDITION: Volume fine, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; in appearance unread. The jacket fine overall, clean, free of tears, with perhaps a modicum of edgewear.
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