The Painter's Manual. a Manual of Measurement of Lines, Areas, and Solids by Means of Compass and Ruler Assembled By Albrecht Durer for the Used of All Lovers of Art with Appropriate Illustrations Arranged to be Printed in the Year MDXXV
New York; (1977): Abaris Books, Inc. First Edition. Quarto. Item #024150
472 pp. translated and with a commentary by Walter L. Strauss. Original text on the left with the translation on the right. Illustrated throughout. Durer's manual was first published in 1525. It was intended to provide artists and painters with theoretical knowledge and practical advice in the field of geometry, perspective and architecture. Bound in rust cloth lettered in gilt spine gilt, previous owner's embossed stamp to bottom corner of free endpaper, upper corners only lightly bumped, in gray pictorial dust jacket lettered and illustrated in black and white with a few short closed edge tears or small scrapes.
Price: $250.00