| Artists' Monograms and Indiscernible Signatures: An International Directory, 1800-1991 Contributor(s): Castagno, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810824159 ISBN-13: 9780810824157 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $331.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1991 Annotation: Includes 5,200 signatures of 3,700 artists worldwide, listing nationality, birth and death dates, and reference sources. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Reference - Antiques & Collectibles - Crafts & Hobbies |
| Dewey: 702.78 |
| LCCN: 91023003 |
| Series: Cartwheel Learning Bookshelf |
| Physical Information: 1.69" H x 8.6" W x 11.2" (3.94 lbs) 560 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first comprehensive book dealing solely with artists' monograms and signatures that are difficult to identify. This volume includes some 5,200 signatures of 3,700 artists worldwide, with information on nationality and the most up-to-date birth and death dates, and a broad listing of reference sources. The identities of artists who sign their work with monograms or indiscernible signatures are not common knowledge, and identification has always been a particular problem for researchers, collectors, dealers, and art and auction galleries. With special chapters for monograms and initials; symbols and oriental signatures; Cyrillics; illegible signatures/monograms/initials and Hebraic; alternate surname signatures; and common last name signatures. |