xliv, 340pp. Green cloth-covered boards, burgundy and light green decoration on front and spine, gilt titles on front and spine. 8vo. Bumped extremities, cloth rubbed. Text block edges foxed, bottom edge trimmed. Black endpapers. Presentation plate on front paste down. Gutters stretched in places. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring occasional foxing.
Translated by Lucy N Etherington with a preface by Professor Ruskin. Divided into two parts - The Old Masters and The Modern School 1850-1882.