THIS BEAUTIFUL FOUR VOLUME SET IS BY JOHN CANADAY AND WAS PUBLISHED BY NORTON IN NEW YORK IN 1969. VOLUME ONE LATE GOTHIC TO HIGH RENAISSANCE VOLUME TWO BAROQUE VOLUME THREE NEO-CLASSIC TO POST IMPRESSIONIST VOLUME FOUR PLATES AND INDEX THESE ARE ALL HARDCOVER WITH BLUE GREEN COVERS AND GILT LETTERING ON THE SPINE. THEY COME WITH A SLIPCASE AND ALL BINDINGS ARE SOLID. THE PAGES ARE CLEAN. THE FOUR VOLUMES COVER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAINTING FROM THE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES IN ITALY DOWN THROUGH CEZANNE AND HIS REVOLUTION IN PAINTING. THERE ARE 176 FULL COLOR PLATES, 350 MONOCHROME ILLUSTRATIONS AND 1456 PAGES IN THE FOUR VOLUMES. THE FOURTH VOLUME IS COMPLETELY PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ON FINE GLOSS PAPER AND THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. FOR OTHER BOOKS, VINTAGE COLLECTABLES, ANTIQUES AND ITEMS OF HOUSEHOLD INTEREST PLEASE VISIT MY OTHER ADS.