889 - POKROVSKY N.V. (1848-1917)

POKROVSKY N.V. (1848-1917) Evangelie v pamyatnikakh ikonografii preimushchestvenno vizantiyskikh i russkikh [The Gospel in Monuments of Iconography, Predominantly Byzantine and Russian]. St Petersburg: Printing House of the Department of Appanages, 1892. [4], LXI, 496 pp.: ill.; 12 plates; 34.5 x 25.5 cm. With 226 illustrations in the text and 12 plates. In a contemporary half-leather binding. In good condition. Wear to the binding, crack along the rear endpaper, minor soiling, foxing, bookseller’s label on the rear endpaper. Armorial bookplate of the English archaeologist, art historian and Byzantinist David Talbot Rice (1903-1972) on the endpaper. A fundamental and unsurpassed work by Nikolai Vasilyevich Pokrovsky (1848-1917), one of the founders of Russian church archaeology and a historian of Christian art, which sets out to give a church-archaeological explanation of the images of Gospel history in monuments of Byzantine and Russian art. The author examines in detail how the main themes of Christianity took shape on the basis of the earliest Byzantine and Slavonic monuments: catacomb paintings, icons, frescoes, illuminated manuscripts and others. First edition. Upon the buyer’s request, we are pleased to provide a general condition report for the Lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to conduct their own inspection or consult a specialist or restorer of their choice for a comprehensive professional assessment. Any condition descriptions provided in the catalogue or through any correspondence are for guidance only and should not be considered a substitute for a firsthand evaluation. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.