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David Talbot Rice.
Byzantine Art, revised edition.
Published Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1954 (original ed. was Oxford U.P., 1935).
Series: Pelican Books.
[No ISBN].
Binding: paperback, stitch bound.
Printer: the Whitefriars Press, Tonbridge; plates by Harrison & Sons.
Size: 111x179x16mm.
Page count: 272 plus 64pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: overall rather yellowed with age, especially the text pages and spine, the covers and plates a bit less so; covers rather grubby, some mild creasing to the spine; text appears to be free of marking.

This item £3.00
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(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 206g.

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Contents: Byzantium — historical background; Geographical basis of Byzantine culture; Origins of Byzantine art; Architectural background; Byzantine mosaics; Wall paintings; Manuscript illustrations; Panel paintings; Major sculpture; Minor sculpture; Metal work; Enamels; Textiles; Ceramics & glass; Byzantium & the east — & the Slavonic world — & the west.

Illustrations: 13 text figures and 64 pages of plates, all monochrome
Maps & plans: 5

Notes: at foot of page
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: yes
Glossary: no
Bibliography: short note at the end of each chapter
Indexes: Authors; General

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See also | Byzantine studies | Art history |
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