Prints: History Of An Art
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Slipcase: worn.
A landmark work in art history, Prints: History of an Art presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of printmaking from its earliest origins through the modern era, chronicling the technical, aesthetic, and cultural evolution of the medium across centuries and continents. Written by four distinguished scholars — Michel Melot, Antony Griffiths, Richard S. Field, and André Béguin — the text brings together a breadth of expertise that illuminates each major printmaking tradition, from woodcut and engraving to etching, lithography, and beyond. The tone is rigorously academic yet richly engaging, making it an essential reference for both serious collectors and students of the visual arts. Each contributor details the social and artistic contexts that shaped the development of print as a democratic and reproducible art form, arguing for its central — rather than peripheral — role in the history of Western art. Illustrated with a wealth of examples, the work stands as one of the most comprehensive and enduring studies of printmaking ever assembled.
Author: Michel Melot, Antony Griffiths, Richard S. Field, André Béguin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Skira
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Slipcase: worn.
A landmark work in art history, Prints: History of an Art presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of printmaking from its earliest origins through the modern era, chronicling the technical, aesthetic, and cultural evolution of the medium across centuries and continents. Written by four distinguished scholars — Michel Melot, Antony Griffiths, Richard S. Field, and André Béguin — the text brings together a breadth of expertise that illuminates each major printmaking tradition, from woodcut and engraving to etching, lithography, and beyond. The tone is rigorously academic yet richly engaging, making it an essential reference for both serious collectors and students of the visual arts. Each contributor details the social and artistic contexts that shaped the development of print as a democratic and reproducible art form, arguing for its central — rather than peripheral — role in the history of Western art. Illustrated with a wealth of examples, the work stands as one of the most comprehensive and enduring studies of printmaking ever assembled.