Description: ***Splendors of Christendom-Great Art and Architecture in European Churches, Kessel*** Selling this book, Splendors of Christendom by Dmitri Kessel with commentary by Henri Peyre, Dmitri Kessel (1902-1995) was a photojournalist and photographer for Life magazine known for his courageous coverage of wars on the front line, including reports, From the mid-1950's he photographed Europe's religious architecture including St, Mark's in Venice, and the opulent monuments of the Vatican, Henri Peyre (1901-1988) was a French born American linguist, literary scholar and professor Emeritus of French at Yale University. He wrote the commentary about the church site history and society of the period each (13.25"x11.75"x2.25" very heavy aprox 8.5 lb book, 265 heavy weight pages, tipped-in color photograph illustrations throughout the book, structural data on 14 specific churches and cathedrals and list of 103 illustrations as well as time-line and list (9 photos cover more than one page), Modern churches in Istanbul, Ravenna, Venice,Vezeley, Autun, Verona, Saint -Savin-sur-Gartempe, Bourges, Ulm, Wells, Rome, Zweifalten, Plateau d'assy and Coventry. Published and printed in Lausanne, Switzerland on sept, 1964. will make a nice Christmas present. see photos If you have any questions, Please let us know. Thank you!
Price: 69.99 USD
Location: Santa Fe Springs, California
End Time: 2024-12-29T18:46:47.000Z
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Format: Hardcover
Topic: Architecture
Language: English
Book Title: Splendors of Christendom
Author: Unknown
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