Conversation Pieces by Praz (27 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Fine. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Nov. 16 (weekend SALE item)* first printing (1971); 250 pp., HARDCOVER, fine in a fine dust jacket and a very good slipcase. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. …

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Both hinges split. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1950grams, ISBN:0416079601.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - very good.

Hardcover. First Edition. Clean pages, like new with original soft slipcase and held in original labelled box, Illustrated dust jacket over cloth boardsPlease contact us about shipping costs for international orders of over-sized books or multi-book sets. We are happy to provide accurate quote prior to purchase. Clean pages, like new with origi Illustrated dust jacket over clo.…

hardcover. Condition: fine. near fine. Profusely illustrated in b/w with some in color. 287 pages. Square 4to, natural cloth, d.w., board slipcase. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, (1971). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper & box.

1st edition. 287 pp (Including index). Illustrated from B&W and color plates. 4to. 11-3/8" x 10" Fine/Nr Fine (very slgt edge wear). Brown cloth binding. White dust jacket. Publisher's slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st UK. Very fine book in woven charcoal cloth covers with bright gilt titles to spine and conversation vignette to front. Internally mint and free of inscriptions; profusely illustrated. The dust jacket is very fine indeed and not price clipped; one tiny dent. A lovely copy - remarkable for its age.…

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, in a slipcase. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 287p : ports(some col.) ; 29cm. Contents: Introduction: The art of the bourgeoisie -- Preface: Family portraits -- Definition of the conversation piece -- The family portrait in antiquity -- The group -- The indoor conversation piece -- The conversation round a table -- The family group in an outdoor setting -- The couple -- Sporting and musical conversations, and painter's family groups -- Groups in period costume and allegorial portraits -- Mourning pictures and portraits with a bust. Subjects: Portraits. Conversation piece (Portrait painting). 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Pages dust-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 287 p., ports. (some col.); 29 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Portraits. Conversation piece. Familienbildnis. Gruppenbildnis. Themes and motives. Family in art. Visual arts. European painting. Social history. 1 Kg. …

4to. 288pp, Original boards in dustwrapper. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations; a near fine copy. . First edition.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Pages dust-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 287 p., ports. (some col.); 29 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Portraits. Conversation piece. Familienbildnis. Gruppenbildnis. Themes and motives. Family in art. Visual arts. European painting. Social history. 1 Kg. …

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, in a slipcase. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 287p : ports(some col.) ; 29cm. Contents: Introduction: The art of the bourgeoisie -- Preface: Family portraits -- Definition of the conversation piece -- The family portrait in antiquity -- The group -- The indoor conversation piece -- The conversation round a table -- The family group in an outdoor setting -- The couple -- Sporting and musical conversations, and painter's family groups -- Groups in period costume and allegorial portraits -- Mourning pictures and portraits with a bust. Subjects: Portraits. Conversation piece (Portrait painting). 1 Kg.…

Condition: Good. 285 pp., 349 illustrations, 31 color plates. As new in dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 287 pages. Both black-and-white and color illustrations throughout. Some edge wear and tanning of dust jacket. Dust jacket now protected by clear, plastic cover. A little foxing on top edge. Nice, tight copy. Record # 856437.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Plates bright and vivid. Older book, a few marks on page block edge but overall good. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> The "conversation piece", an intimate group portrait usually of small dimensions, is a genre which arose in the Low Countries, flourished in 18th-century England, and declined with the invention of photography. Professor Praz does not confine himself to tracing its history. He shows its close con- nection with the rise of the middle class, follows the different patterns and themes adopted by the artists, takes into account the various national developments; he explains why, for instance, the Italians mostly con- fined themselves to groups portrayed only down to the waist, while the Dutch and English invented the typical dramatic form of the conversation piece in which the back- ground is no less important than the sitters -hinting, as it does, at the importance of the people concerned, their possessions, and the sources of their prosperity. Certain peculiarities of the genre are here described for the first time, for example, portraits of families includin.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, 1971. 287 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth covers. Dust wrapper. Near Fine. 4to.

Hardcover. Size: 10" X 11.5". 380 plates including 31 in colour, 287pp. As new, clean, tight & bright condition, with bright and crisp dust jacket, boxed and still in the publisher's shipping box.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fairly good condition for year.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition with a very good dustjacket . 290pp with colour illustrations.

Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good, dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 250 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. PRAZ, Mario [287] pp. The Pennsylvania State University Press 1971 11 3/8" x 10 1/8" The first comprehensive study of the fascinating genre of painting known as "conversation pieces," or group portraits usually of small dimensions whose subjects are depicted at a more or less informal moment. The author defines the various types of conversation piece: the family portrait, the group, indoor and outdoor scenes, sporting and musical conversations, etc., and analyzes them in the light of the cultural and social milieux which produced them. Beautifully illustrated, with many important paintings rephotographed especially for this publication.…

Roma, Ugo Bozzi, 1971, 4to quadrato, legatura editoriale in tutta tela con sovraccoperta illustrata a colori, pp. 287 con numerose illustrazioni in nero e a colori nel testo. Ottime condizioni.