8vo. [7], vii-xx, [2], 3-312, [1], ii-xii, [6] pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; blue topstain. Price of $10.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated by several black and white photographs. Encyclopedia Brittanica, "Johann Winckelmann, German Art Historian". The first biography in English of an early proto-archaeologist and art critic and historian. Winckelmann developed a classification system for the different periods of Greek art, supervised excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum, and worked on the philosophy of aesthetics. Born in Germany, Winckelmann moved to Rome to work under two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, and would go on to handle their private art collections and artefacts in the Vatican. A Near Fine book with minor fading to the topstain; dust jacket is Very Good+ with a few traces of edge wear. Seller Inventory # 00009171

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Title: Winckelmann

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date: 1970

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Edition: First edition.

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