[Rarebooks] FS: 1911 Classic on Medieval & Renaissance Wood Sculpture

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Wood Sculpture”

By Alfred Maskell.
Published in London by Methuen in 1911.

DISCUSSION: After starting with a chapter on prehistoric carvings and wood
sculpture in ancient Egypt, Maskell settles down and spends the rest of
the book exploring the wood sculpture and sculptors of Medieval and
Renaissance England and Europe. He includes special chapters on boxwood
sculpture, German medallions, microscopic or miniature wood sculpture,
crucifixes and Madonna figures, the coloring of wood sculpture, choirs and
choir stalls, and chancel screens and carved woodwork in parish churches
in western England.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 7.5”x10.5”, xxxii + 426 pages plus 60 black &
white plates.

CONDITION NOTES: Some cover wear, corroded spot on the front hinge (please
see the photo, above), but otherwise clean, with a tight binding.

PRICE: $85.00

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