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
Publisher: George Routledge
Published: 1930
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; Painting -- Athos, Mount; Painting -- Greece -- Mistra
Notes: Descriptive letterpress on versos facing the plates

"This edition is limited to 650 copies for England, of which this is number 177."

"The text and notes are by Robert Byron. The bulk of the illustrations is the work of David Talbot Rice."

Bibliography: p. 220-226