12 Volume Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art Leather Bound Series

Complete 12-Volume Collectors' Edition

Franklin Library in cooperation with the Metropolitan Museum of Art published a spectacular 12 volume leather bound collector's edition of “The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Art at Home” in 1979 with each volume highlighting the art of a different society and culture. The binding designs were created by the Franklin Library and feature uniform leather covered boards with beautiful gold gild illustrations. Each volume measures approximately 12” x 10” and is profusely illustrated with color plates and photographs. The books feature all the usual Franklin fineries including beautiful frontispieces, gold gilting, gold gilting, and built in satin bookmarks.

The twelve volumes in the series are:

Greece and Rome: Europe in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution (Mertens, Joan R.)

Egypt and the Ancient Near East (O'Neill, John)

Europe in the Middle Ages (Little, Charles T.; Husband, Timothy B.)

The Renaissance in Italy and Spain (Hartt, Frederick, Introductions)

The Renaissance in the North (Snyder, James)

Europe in the Age of Monarchy (Spike, John)

Europe in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution (Marandel, J. Patrice, Introductions)

Modern Europe (Tinterow, Gary Introduction)

The United States of America (Roque, Oswaldo Rodriguez)

Asia (Barnhart, Richard M.)

The Islamic World (Welch, Stuart Car)

The Pacific Islands, Africa, and the Americas (Newton, Douglas)

The condition of the collection is FINE- to FINE with some volumes evidencing very minor shelfwear.

Photographs of the collection, the front covers of several books, and a profile shot of the spines appear below. Please note that although the photographs appear digitized as thumbnails, they are viewable in the photo viewer by clicking the thumbnail.