Author: CABLE, MARY
Title: El Escorial: Wonders of Man Series
Description: New York, New York: Newsweek, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. 172 pages: 9 x 11.5 in.: 3.2: KB#003766: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Has brown cloth boards with gild embossed image and title, as well as decorated front and back endpapers with drawing of the monastery-palace. "El Escorial is the fascinating story of the vast monastery-palace that was the spiritual and political heart of Spain in the turbulent sixteenth century... Supplementing the engrossing narrative are some one hundred illustrations, one half in full color. Modern photographs, especially commissioned for this volume, are juxtaposed with royal portraits, manuscript illuminations, old engravings, sketches, and sculpture. Among the artists represented are Sanchez Coello, El Greco, Velazquez, and Goya. " Scarce, Out Of Print, Book.. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket .

Keywords: Spain History Europe Travel Travel: : Europe: : General History: : Europe: : Western