A beautiful vintage volume exploring the remarkable collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal.
Created from the collection of Armenian oil magnate and art collector Calouste Gulbenkian, the museum is known for its extraordinary breadth—from ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Islamic art to European Old Masters, French painting, sculpture, and decorative arts.
This 1982 Museums Discovered volume presents the collection through richly illustrated plates and scholarly essays, making it an especially interesting book for anyone drawn to collecting, museums, and the history of art.
A wonderful vintage art book for a coffee table, library, or art-book collection.
DETAILS
* Title: The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
* Series: Museums Discovered
* Author: Rona Goffen
* Foreword by Maria Teresa Gomes Ferreira
* Essays by Priscilla Soucek
* Published: 1982
* Publisher: Woodbine Books / Shorewood Fine Art Books
* 208 pages
* Profusely illustrated
* Approx. 9.3 × 8.6 in
* English
* Faux Leather Hardcover
Very good vintage condition overall, with the book clean and beautifully preserved for its age. Minor age-related foxing is present on the first one or two pages and edges. Otherwise, the interior is clean and well preserved. Please see photos for details.
