Early Christian and Byzantine Art: An Exhibition held at the Baltimore Museum of Art April 25-June 22 1947
Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, 1947. Hardcover. Brown/cream decorative papers/boards. Maroon cloth spine. Grey end papers. 172 pp. text; 121 bw plates on glossy paper. NF contents/VG- covers; art museum ex-lib. copy with minimal marks (lower spine sticker; bar code inside back cover; gutter notation on contents page; LoC # on publication page); covers have light rubbing and corner wear; spine scratched in various spots but undercoat is same color. Item #22674
Catalogue lists 897 works, ranging from coins & seals, to stone sculpture, wood carvings, bronzes, arms & armor, ivories, pottery, paintings, etc. - Byzantine, Syrian, Coptic, German, Thuringian, Venetian, Carolingian, Egyptian, Early Christian, Roman, Greek, migratory peoples, and more. With a four-page introductory essay by Marvin Chauncey Ross and a 7-page essay by Sarah Freeman about Byzantine coins. An excellent catalogue with clear annotations and very good bw photos. 3 pp. of coin images.
Price: $29.97