About this title: No one can look at the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch without amazement and bewilderment. Professor Gibson shows that what seems inexplicable to us today--the canvases full of torture, monsters, and leering devils--was perfectly intelligible to the fifteenth-century viewer. The subjects of Bosch's paintings were in fact the overwhelming concerns of late medieval Europe: the Last Judgment, original sin, death, temptations of the flesh. The author describes each picture in detail, placing each work within the context of medieval folklore and religion, and explains that many of the acts portrayed ...
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Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. In very good condition; no marks or highlights; tight binding; Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 180 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Praeger Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1973
Description: With 151 Illustrations, 26 in Color. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The interior is clean, binding is strong, there is mild wear to the cover. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Description: Near Fine. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 Inches. 180 pages including selected bibliography and index. No year or edition stated. Preface is date 1972. Previous owners inscription is dated 1978. Small edgewear. Illustrated with reproduction of art works--151 plates, 26 of them in color. A Dutch artist of the Flemish School and a painter of religious works in the Middle Ages. read more
Edition: No Edition Given
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York & Toronto
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. Art. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book is clean and tight. Text is c lean and unmarked. Ex-library book, but with very lilght circulation--looks unread! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780500201343ISBN:050020134X
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall From The World of Art Library-Artists-series. Includes 151 plates, 26 in colour. Softcover, 180 pages. Some minimal edgewear, feels unread, very clean pages free from names or other markings. read more
Description: Cloth. As New/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. ISBN: 0-500-18140-3. 180 pages. With 151 illustrations, 26 in colour. Includes list of illustrations, selected bibliography & index. Minor rubbing & edgewear to dj. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ullstein
Date Published: 1974
Description: Very good. Dust jacket is worn at the edges. The book is very clean and tight. 179 pages. In German. 150 color and black-and-white reproductions. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Date Published: 1973
Description: Good; A few age spots beginning to show on closed page edges. Cover shows minor to moderate scuff at corners. Very minor lost of adhesion at gutter of page 86. Otherwise, cover and text are unmarked and clean. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 23/07/1973
ISBN-13:9780500201343ISBN:050020134X
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780500201343ISBN:050020134X
Description: Near Fine (Book Condition) A nice copy. Sunning of pages. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair. ] read more
Description: Ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. Ships within 24 hours. 180pp., 650grams, ISBN: 0500181403. read more
Description: Good. Hardcover published by The Arts Book Club/ Readers Union Group 1973. Tight binding. Pages clean, text bright. Light tanning to closed page egde. Boards sound. Dust jacket edge wear with some creasing. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780500181409ISBN:0500181403
Description: Published by THAMES & HUDSON in 1973, paperback, medium size, covers good, slight foxing, owners inscription. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo, 180pp, Very Good + Hardback in Very Good + Dustwrapper. 1st Edition 1973. The book has 151 illustrations and 26 in colour. Ex-library book with usual library markings else book is in FINE condittion. Illustrations are clean and bright throughout. read more
Description: Thames & Hudson, London, 1973. Pictorial pbk, 180 pp w I, b/w & col ills, text clean, cover slightly edgeworn & creased along front near spine, good copy. read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index. ISBN10: 050020134X. read more
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