1974 Civilisation

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

French. First French edition. Illustrated with two hundred and ninety-four images, many of which are in colour. A detailed history of Western art, architecture and philosophy since the Dark Ages based on the 1969 British television documentary series Civilisation: A Personal View. With chapters on European civilisation in the twelfth century, the achievements of the later Middle Ages, the convergence of Christianity and antiquity, and much more. Written by Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, a British art historian, museum director and broadcaster. Translated by Andre de Vilmorin, a French horticulturalist and translator. Previously held in the library of Gerald Cinamon, an American book designer who was Penguin Books’ main designer of arts and architecture titles, becoming its chief designer in the mid-1970s. He was considered one of the most skilled designers of his generation.