2021, ISBN: 53f8b46e3597d95c3e28fb0157d85242

Marble is a metamorphic stone that has been a material of choice and a subject of reflection for millennia. Its geology, history, and economics are well known, but its aesthetics remain u… Mehr…

Marble is a metamorphic stone that has been a material of choice and a subject of reflection for millennia. Its geology, history, and economics are well known, but its aesthetics remain understudied. This book sheds new light on the celebration and uses of marble in art and literature and on the iconic potential of the stone. Through empirical research centered on the Mediterranean from Late Antiquity to the present, it closely examines the artistic versatility of marble in its uses and re-uses, including the marble cladding of architecture, the carving of marble and painting on stone, their political and philosophical connotations, and the de- and re-materializing of marble made possible by digital technology. 431 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Burgundy cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging., Hirmer ; Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, 2021, 3, London: G. Virtue, 1839. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. Frontispiece, vignette title and ten plates. Mid C19th black leather over marbled boards; raised bands and maroon leather title label on spine. Boards faded and rubbed, chip to leather on corner at head of spine, part of marbled paper on rear board missing, frontispiece stained and ragged on edges, small tear (without loss) to title page, some early pages have rough edges, thus only fair/good. Not in Wolff. A heavy volume which will require additional delivery costs outside the UK.., G. Virtue, 1839, 2, United Kingdom: J. Wheble . April 1797 to Sept 1797 monthly magazine bound together with a slightly worn but sound leather spine - top 1 cm of spine leather is loose, and wear to spine and leather corners, marbled boards (see image from Winghale Books). A 'Private Club' bookplate is on the front end paper. For April - the cock-pit plate is MISSING but plate of Robert Jones from the May edition is present : June both plates present 'Dog call Lion and Wolf Hound' : July - Bear hunt plate present : August - title page loose, one plate missing but other plate Henry IV of France there : Sept - Terrier plate there, horse plate missing. Hardback leather bound book (The Sporting Magazine or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of The Turf, The Chace, and every other diversion April 1797 to Sept 1797) . read description. Hardcover. 1797., J. Wheble, 1797, 0, Delanco, New Jersey: The Legal Classics Library (Gryphon Editions), 2000. xxxix, 153 pages. Facsimile reprint of the scarce 1873 first edition. Special limited edition "Privately Printed for the Members of the Legal Classics Library." Bound in full dark green leather; marbled endpapers designed by Richard J. Wolfe; covers brass-die stamped in 22-karat gold design by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer; all edges gilt; integral ribbon bookmark. Great Britain does not have a written constitution, and Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) was the first person to produce a comprehensive overview of British common law. Its influence was almost immediate and certainly immense, not only as a legal guide but as a literary document. The effect was profound not only in Britain but also in the United States--the U. S. Constitution was in many ways a response to both strengths and weaknesses of British law as revealed in the Commentaries. All 4 volumes are in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book., The Legal Classics Library (Gryphon Editions), 2000, 0<