History Of Sculpture, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time. By Dr. Wilhelm Lübke, Professor Of Art-History At The Poytechnicum At Stuttgart. Translated By F.E. Bunnètt. With Numerous Illustrations. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. (II.)
Vol. I: [T.p.] - From The Preface To The First Edition; Preface To The Second Edition; Addenda - Contents Of Vol. I - Illustrations Of Vol. I - [Text] - [Colophon] - [Publishers' advertisement]. - Vol. II: [T.p.] - Contents Of Vol. II - Illustrations Of Vol. II - [Text] - Names Of Artists - Index Of Places; [colophon].
Responsibility Note
The illustrations are not signed; but captions name the source-artists where known.
The printer is named in the colophons: 'London, Printed by Smith, Elder And Co., Old Bailey, E.C.'
The binder's ticket is pasted onto the rear pastedown of Volume I, reading, 'Bound By Burn & Co.'
References
On Lübke see F. von Weech, ed., Badische Biographien, V (1906), p.527-32.
Summary Note
The work had first been published in German in 1863.
It is a history of sculpture in Europe only. In the first volume Lübke writes on: Introduction; Oriental Sculpture; Greek Sculpture; Ancient Sculpture Of Italy; Sculpture Of The Middle Ages. In the second he writes on: Sculpture Of The Middle Ages (ctd.); Sculpture Of Modern Times.
Provenance
In Volume I the verso of the front loose endpaper is inscribed in pencil 'S:A:H:', i.e. S.A. Hart, librarian of the Royal Academy 1864-81.
Binding Note
19th-century brown cloth-covered boards; upper covers decorated in black and gold, lettered 'History Of Sculpture'; spines lettered 'History Of Sculpture By Dr Wilhelm Lübke Translated By F.E. Bunnètt Vol. I. (II.) London Smith Elder & Co.'
Subject
Sculpture, European - Europe - History
Art history - Germany - 19th century
Art history - Translations from German - Translations into English - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century