A View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century by H.A. Lorentz celestial paperback (near fine - upper

paperback (near fine - upper corners bit worn)

conducted an extensive year-long research project

from the objects in the heavens studied by their most famous (and infamous) member Galileo Galilei—whom they supported at the most critical moments of his career—to the flora and fauna of Mexico

ISBN-10: 7553651456 / ISBN-13: 9781553651451

He includes specimen settings of his favorite text faces as well as an innovative metric grid system for designing books

A View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century by H.A. Lorentz celestial paperback (near fine - upperA View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century by H. A. Lorentz 4to. pp. xxi, 194. colour plates & b w illustrations. bibliography. index. hardcover. dw. (near fine some light wear to extremities of dust wrapper). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1973. *colophon page shows this book was printed in 1972 but was actually published in 1973 due to printing delays. ISBN 10: 071006912X ISBN 13: 9780710069122