Fra Angelico by James Mason

Fra Angelico

by James Mason

T. C. & E. C. Jack, no date, c1910, colour plates, illustrated title page, colour frontispiece, colour illustrated plate to front cover, deckled edges, hardcover

Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, spine has been repaired with transparent tape to binding, some staining to covers, no inscriptions (see photographs)

“Round the peaceful life and delicately imaginative work of Guido da Vicchio, the Florentine artist who is known to the world at large as Fra Angelico, critics and laymen continue to wage a fierce controversy.  While few are heard to deny the merit of the artist’s exquisite achievement, it is hard to find, even among those who are interested in early Florentine religion and art, men who can agree about Fra Angelico’s positions between the monastery and the studio..”