Handbook Of Painting. The German, Flemish, And Dutch Schools. Based On The Handbook Of Kugler. Re-Modelled By The Late Prof. Dr. Waagen. A New Edition. Thoroughly Revised And In Part Re-Written By J.A. Crowe. With Illustrations. In Two Parts. - Part I. (II.)
[Handbuch der Geschichte der Malerei., English., 1874.]
Imprint
London:: John Murray, Albemarle Street., 1874. The right of Translation is reserved.
Physical Description
2 vols.; 204 mm. 171 mm. (Octavo.)
General Note
Vol. I: [2], xi, [1], 274 p., frontis.(fold.), [37] pl. - Vol. II: [4], 275-586 p., [20] pl. - (No plate carries a plate number, but each carries the number of the page next to which it is to be bound.)
Most plates have the name of the source-artist in the caption; and are signed, as drawn by 'G.S(charf)' or T.D. Scott and engraved by J.W. Whymper, Williams, J. Cooper, 'SW' or Thompson.
The printer is named on the title-page versos of Vols. I and II and in the colophon of Vol. II: 'Watson & Hazell, Printers, London and Aylesbury.'
References
Studies of the development of art history include E. Fernie, Art history and its methods: a critical anthology (1995); V.H. Minor, Art history's history (1994); M. Podro, The critical historians of art (1982).
Summary Note
The plate facing p.58 carries the date of 1853.
Kugler's Handbuch der Geschichte der Malerei, von Constantin dem Grossen bis auf die neuere Zeit had originally been published in 1837.
Binding Note
19th-century cream cloth; cream paper spine-label lettered 'Handbook Of Painting - German, Flemish, & Dutch Schools. - Part I. (II.)'.
Subject
Painting, European - Europe - Germany - Belgium - Netherlands - History
Art history - Germany - Translations from German - Translations into English - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century