DIE MONOGRAMMISTEN. FORTGESETZT VON A. ANDRESEN UND C. CLAUSS.
5 volumes (the index bound at the end of the fifth volume)
- Nieuwkoop: HES & DE GRAAF, 1977.
- 8vo
- cloth
- xxviii, 1088; 1121; iv, 1143; 1155; 436; (Index) iv, 109 pages.
- ISBN: 9789060044124
Price: $200.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 103302
Reprint of the 1858 edition published in München. A near fine set.
An unsurpassed reference work of permanent value, to identify artists who sign themselves only by their monogram or similar device. Literally thousands of them were book illustrators, hence the work's importance for books. Nagler begins by giving an exact facsimile of the monogram(s); this is followed by the artist's name, his biography, and then a list of his works, frequently including a complete bibliography of books illustrated by him. Arrangement is alphabetical. The total number of main entries is 14,961; the number of monogram facsimiles must be well over 30,000.
Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.