Limited to 2000 copies.
There are 970 items, all of which are illustrated with about 69 in color, arranged chronologically and those in series have been placed in their correct order. Brief notes on the artists, their style of work and environment, as well as on the development of the wood-block print in Japan, link each section. The name of the artist is also shown in Japanese characters. This is a lovely set in beautiful condition. xx, 349; v, 350-673; v, 674-1034 pages. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. folio.
Tudor & Jacobean Portraits – 2 Vols. Sir Roy Colin Strong, CH FRSL (born 23 August 1935) , an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has served as director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Strong was knighted in 1982.