Buy this book on-line Hobbes, James R : The Picture Collector's Manual, Adapted to the Professional Man, and the Amateur; Being a Dictionary of Painters, Containing Fifteen Hundred More Names Than in Any Other Work, Together with an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Scholars, Imitators, and Copyists of the Various Masters. And a Classification of Subjects, Shewing the Names of Those Who Painted in the Several Departments of Art, Thus Affording, in All Uncertain Cases, a Clue by Which the Judgment May Be Guided, the Opinion Strengthened, and the Doubt Removed. In Two VolumesT. & W. Boone, London, England, 1849
Two volumes, complete. Contemporary brown 3/4 leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering on black leather spine labels (two labels per volume). Small gilt decorations on spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. 6" x 8 3/4." All pages of each volume, complete. Vol. I: xxii, [1] 2-508. Vol. II: [1] 2-640. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning, a minuscule amount of foxing, and the small occasional mark. Covers are very clean and intact except for light to moderate wear to edges and corners and light to moderate rubbing on front, back, and spine. Binding is tight. Very Good copies. A fascinating two-volume reference set about master painters and their work by James R. Hobbes. Vol. I contains the "Dictionary of Names." Vol. II contains the "Alphabetical Arrangement of Scholars and Masters, and Classifications of Subjects." Vol. I begins with an Introduction describing artists of different art movements and a list of technical art terms. Following this glossary is the "Dictionary of Names" which is arranged alphabetically by artist's last name. In this dictionary, each artist has about one paragraph of biographical text under their name which briefly describes their life and career. Vol. II further expands on the information in Vol. I by listing, under the artist's name, associated scholars, imitators, and copyists. For example, in entry for Francesco Albano, known copyists of his work are listed. Artists in this section of Vol. I are arranged alphabetically. The latter half of Vol. II comprises a list of artists' names grouped by painted subject matter or type of painting. Among these categories are "Birds," "Domestic Subjects," "Flowers," "Landscapes," Moonlight Pieces," "Portraits," and "Whimsicalities." For example, the categories "Birds" and "Moonlight Pieces" each list artists who depicted birds and moonlit settings in their paintings, respectively. One of the aims of this reference set is apparently to help art collectors identify and authenticate the paintings in their collections.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Hobbes, James R : The Picture Collector's Manual, Adapted to the Professional Man, and the Amateur; Being a Dictionary of Painters, Containing Fifteen Hundred More Names Than in Any Other Work, Together with an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Scholars, Imitators, and Copyists of the Various Masters. And a Classification of Subjects, Shewing the Names of Those Who Painted in the Several Departments of Art, Thus Affording, in All Uncertain Cases, a Clue by Which the Judgment May Be Guided, the Opinion Strengthened, and the Doubt Removed. In Two Volumes. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, livres illustrées, atlases, out-of-print books and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |