Antique 1895 Gems Of Art Illustrated Victorian Anthology

Antique 1895 Gems of Art: Illustrated.  - A luxurious Victorian era art anthology designed to bring the prestige of global art galleries into the domestic home. Comprising compiled essays and profiles originally featured in high-end periodicals like The Magazine of Art, the book serves as a comprehensive overview of 19th century fine art history, movements, and prominent European and American artists.  It explores multiple disciplines—including classical painting, sculpture, and architecture—and is richly enhanced by hundreds of detailed wood engravings and full page plates that made high culture accessible to the public.  - Published in 1895 by The Cassell Publishing Co., New York.  - Strikingly bound in an ornate green and gold leaf stamped cover with griffin motifs.  - 484 pages.  - Condition: Some wear evident to cover, though it is still in very good shape for its age with bright gilt. Pages are clean excepting a few minor smudges on a handful of pages. Partial cracking to spine inside front and back covers. Overall a beautiful book in very good antique condition.  Measurements: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1 3/8