The birth of western painting
Subtitle: a history of colour, form, and iconography, illustrated from the paintings of Mistra and mount Athos, of Giotto and Duccio, and of El Greco
By: by Robert Byron and David Talbot Rice; with 94 plates.
Contributors: Rice, David Talbot, 1903-1972, joint author.
Publisher: A. A. Knopf
Published: 1931
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Greco, 1541?-1614.; Painting, Byzantine.; Christian art and symbolism.; Mural painting and decoration, Byzantine.; Painting -- Greece -- Athos.; Painting -- Greece -- Mistra.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 220-226.
Descriptive letterpress on versos facing the plates.
"This edition is limited to 365 copies for America, of which this is number 87."
"The text and notes are by Robert Byron. The bulk of the illustrations is the work of David Talbot Rice."