Catalogue of German Printed Books to 1900 in the British Museum

by David Paisey

This catalogue describes in detail the collection of German printed books held by the British Museum. Five centuries of illustrated books are represented, by far the most numerous and interesting being those of the sixteenth century. The collection includes the work of many German artists, from the great, Albrecht Duerer, to lesser and anonymous figures, whose illustrative and decorative work in printed books can be studied alongside the Department's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714126306
• ISBN13: 9780714126302
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 136 Pages