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Hermann Knackfuß (Knackfuss in modern spelling) was a German painter and art historian from Wissen, in Rhenish Prussia. His paintings were highly valued in his day, and his written works on art history were esteemed . This is Knackfuß' famous book on Michelangelo Buonarotti, issued as Vol. IV of Künstler - Monographien Series, published in 1908 by Velhagen & Klafsing in Bielefeld and Leipzig. The monograph covers all of the important works by Michelangelo : his murals and ceilings, his paintings and sculptures, as well as a goodly selection of his drawings. The book is written in old black-letter German. ********************************** SERIES : Künstler Monographien (IV) / TITLE : Michelangelo / ILLUSTRATIONS : Mit 101 Abbildungen nach Gemälden, Skulpturen und Zeichnungen / AUTHOR : H. Knackfuß (Hermann Knackfuss, 1848 - 1915) / IMPRINT : Velhagen & Klafsing / PLACE : Bielefeld and Leipzig / DATE : 1908 / EDITION : Reprint / STATUS : OP / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Academic book, published for the trade; numerous black-and-white photo-illustrations, including one fold-out, as well as a few reproductions of line drawings; half-title and title page are rubricated. 114 pages, printed on calendered paper; 6 7/8" x 10"; Quarter bound in flexible thin stiffened cloth backed by paper, glued, sewn and stapled - the spine, part of the front, and the entire rear of the cover, are covered with dark maroon cloth richly embellished with an embossed classical design within which is the title and the publisher's devise (a griffin holding their initials) - the rear cover is bare of decoration. The remainder of the front is covered by cream -colored cloth with the title embossed in gilt. Top edge gilt. Originally issued with a slip-case, which is no longer present. *********************************** CONDITION - GOOD PLUS - Previously owned, and showing wear, but still clean and serviceable, with the following noted :: EXTERIOR -- Fraying to spine extremities; bumps to corner tips with attendant creasing; modest surface rub - the cream colored part of the binding displays light smudging. Gilt embellishment and title are bright BINDING -- Solid . no leaves are detached or loose. INTERIOR -- A few leaves have minute loss to bottom corner tips - else clean and presentable throughout. There is a penciled gift inscription at the top of the half-title "From Grandma Barttuchausen (?) Nov. 1909". N° de ref. del artículo 1600
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