WINCKELMANN, Johann Joachim (1717-1768). Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. - [ With :] Anmerkungen ber die Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. Dresden: Waltherische Hof-Buchhandlung, 1764 and 1767.
WINCKELMANN, Johann Joachim (1717-1768). Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. - [ With :] Anmerkungen ber die Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. Dresden: Waltherische Hof-Buchhandlung, 1764 and 1767. 2 works in 4 volumes bound in one, 4 o (247 x 206 mm). Engraved vignette on each title, 13 engraved vignettes and 9 engraved tail-pieces. (Browning and staining to second work.) Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (paper covered boards scraped at lower cover, some minor repairs to spine ends). FIRST EDITION OF THE FOUNDATION TEXT OF MODERN ART HISTORY. "Meanwhile, with the publication of his masterpiece, the 'History of the Art of the Ancients', his fame had become widespread. This was indeed the first work in the German language to archieve universal acclaim. Winckelmann had drawn attention for the first time to the importance of Greek ideals for the modern world, and, with his unique acquaintance with the surviving examples of classical art, amplified by wide and specialized reading, his authority was unquestioned" ( PMM ). Brunet V:1463; Hoefer XLVI, 765-772; PMM 210.
WINCKELMANN, Johann Joachim (1717-1768). Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. - [ With :] Anmerkungen ber die Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. Dresden: Waltherische Hof-Buchhandlung, 1764 and 1767.
WINCKELMANN, Johann Joachim (1717-1768). Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. - [ With :] Anmerkungen ber die Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. Dresden: Waltherische Hof-Buchhandlung, 1764 and 1767. 2 works in 4 volumes bound in one, 4 o (247 x 206 mm). Engraved vignette on each title, 13 engraved vignettes and 9 engraved tail-pieces. (Browning and staining to second work.) Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (paper covered boards scraped at lower cover, some minor repairs to spine ends). FIRST EDITION OF THE FOUNDATION TEXT OF MODERN ART HISTORY. "Meanwhile, with the publication of his masterpiece, the 'History of the Art of the Ancients', his fame had become widespread. This was indeed the first work in the German language to archieve universal acclaim. Winckelmann had drawn attention for the first time to the importance of Greek ideals for the modern world, and, with his unique acquaintance with the surviving examples of classical art, amplified by wide and specialized reading, his authority was unquestioned" ( PMM ). Brunet V:1463; Hoefer XLVI, 765-772; PMM 210.
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