Rare edition "The history of art of all times and peoples", 3 volumes, K. Verman, 1903-1913, lifetime edition
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Here is a lifetime edition of the book that has significant cultural and historical value. The History of Art of All Times and Nations will be an excellent addition to your home library and an integral part of your book collection. This edition includes three volumes: Volume I – Art of pre-Christian and non-Christian Nations., Volume II – Art of Christian Nations Till the End of the XV Century., Volume III – European Art of the XVI-XIX Centuries. The Dresden Gallery, which has become one of the most important and largest European art museums, is one of the most significant places in the modern world. Created in the XVI century, it continues attracting a lot of visitors and to this day.
The book provides fundamental knowledge in the sphere of art criticism, which will allow its readers to further understand and study the essence of European and world art.
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Volume 1. Art of pre-Christian and non-Christian Nations.
Translation from German under the editorship of A.I. Somov, senior custodian of the Imperial Hermitage.
The second edition printed with a stereotype. [1903]
Number of pages: 827 (including 615 text pictures, 15 chromolithographs, and 35 tables engraved on wood or photographed).
Volume 2. Art of Christian Nations Till the End of the XV Century.
Translation from German under the editorship of A.I. Somov, senior custodian of the Imperial Hermitage and (starting from 26 sheets) D.V. Ainalov, professor of the Imperial Saint-Petersburg University. [1909]
Number of pages: 937 (418 text pictures, 15 chromolithographs, and 39 line engravings and autotypes with illustrations in the text and 55 illustrations on separate sheets)
Volume 3. European Art of the XVI-XIX Centuries. Translation from German by P.S. Raevsky, V.N. Rakint, and M.A. Engelhardt, edited by D.V. Ainalov, professor of the Imperial Saint-Petersburg University. [1913]
Number of pages: 922 (with illustrations in the text and 58 illustrations on separate sheets)
Book Size: 25.6х17.2 cm
The books come in three original bindings in the style Art Nouveau with gold stampings on the book backs
