[ROMANESQUE ART — PHOTOGRAPHY] UHLER (Fred). Romanesque Fran - Lot 7

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[ROMANESQUE ART — PHOTOGRAPHY] UHLER (Fred). Romanesque Fran - Lot 7
[ROMANESQUE ART — PHOTOGRAPHY] UHLER (Fred). Romanesque France. Neuchâtel and Paris, Éditions Ides et Calendes, n.d. [circa 1960], “Les Ides photographiques” series, no. 4. Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover with a black-and-white illustrated photographic dust jacket, title in large white capital letters. The book was entirely conceived—text and photographs—by Fred Uhler. Printed in Switzerland. A beautiful photographic volume devoted to Romanesque art in France, explored primarily through its architecture and monumental sculpture. The author favors a decidedly visual approach: churches, portals, capitals, tympanums, reliefs, modillions, and sculpted details are photographed with a marked preference for tight framing, contrasts, and textural effects. Extensive black-and-white photographic illustrations, often full-page and double-page spreads. The layout, particularly meticulous and modern for its time, alternates between overviews of the buildings and spectacular close-ups of the sculpture, giving the work the character of both a study of Romanesque art and a true book of architectural photography. This volume is part of the elegant Swiss collection *Les Ides photographiques*, which placed great emphasis on imagery and print quality. A beautiful, complete copy with its dust jacket, which shows only a few minor scuffs and slight signs of wear along the edges; the interior is fresh and well-preserved.
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