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THE SCULPTURE OF TULLIO LOMBARDO: STUDIES IN SOURCES AND MEANING
Written by Sarah Wilk.
Stock no. 1827645
Published by Garland Publishing Inc.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition.

A Garland Series. Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts. Originally entitled Iconological Problems in the Sculpture of Tullio Lombardo. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 082403256X. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Else contents fine.

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ITALIAN FRESCOES: THE EARLY RENAISSANCE 1400 - 1470
Written by Steffi Roettgen.
Stock no. 1827168
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This volume opens with a concise introductory text discussing various aspects of fifteenth-century fresco painting; the central section of the book examines twenty-one fresco cycles, each representing a crowning achievement in this field. A descriptive and interpretive essay introduces each cycle and is followed by a series of full-page and double-pate colour plates covering the entire work. Large, heavy volume. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789201393. Third printing. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ITALIAN FRESCOES: THE FLOWERING OF THE RENAISSANCE 1470-1510
Written by Steffi Roettgen.
Stock no. 1827082
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Professor Roettgen's concise and authoritative text illuminates such celebrated sites as the Tornabuoni Chapel in Florence, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, and the Camera degli Sposi in Mantua. She also reveals the charm of lesser-known works, such as those in the tiny town of Issogne, which capture fifteenth-century men and women bargaining and flirting at an outdoor market. Ver large, heavy format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789202215. 3rd printing of the first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Pictorial dustwrapper is lovely and clean.

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MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STAINED GLASS IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Written by Paul Williamson.
Stock no. 1825575
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The stained glass collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest in the world. This book represents a treasury of medieval and Renaissance imagery. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1851774033. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, minor scuffing to rear panel.

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THE WORLD OF THE FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE ARTIST
Written by Martin Wackernagel; Alison Luchs.
Stock no. 1824405
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Projects and Patrons, Workshop and Art Market. A pioneering study of Florentine art that renconstructed its physical, social, economic, and cultural context from about 1420 to 1530. Translated by Alison Luchs. Blue cloth boards, Light blue title block and white title to spine. A clean copy in blue dustwrapper which is faded at spine, rubbed at edges and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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THE VILLA IN THE LIFE OF RENAISSANCE ROME
Written by David R. Coffin.
Stock no. 2139044
Published by Princeton University Press. Circa 1988. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos, diagrams and illustrations. ISBN: 0691002797. Spine is creased and faded, with a few nicks to top and tail. Some corner creases. Browning and marks to outer page edges.

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FRA ANGELICO AT SAN MARCO
Written by William Hood.
Stock no. 2139032
Published by Yale University Press. 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0300057342. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased. Previous owner's bookplate to title page.

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ANDREA MANTEGNA
Written by Jane Martineau; et al. Illustrated by Andrea Mantegna.
Stock no. 2139030
Published by Olivetti; Electa. Circa 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0810964155. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear to top of spine.

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THE HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN: THE WESTERN TRADITION FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Monique Mosser; Georges Teyssot.
Stock no. 2138989
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine; gilt vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0500015112. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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COSIMO DE' MEDICI AND THE FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE: THE PATRON'S OEUVRE
Written by Dale Kent.
Stock no. 2138945
Published by Yale University Press. Circa 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0300081286. A few small knocks along cover edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

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THE MOMENT OF SELF-PORTRAITURE IN GERMAN RENAISSANCE ART
Written by Joseph Leo Koerner.
Stock no. 2138931
Published by University of Chicago Press. 1996. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0226449998. Spine is faded, with large bump/dent to base. Browning to outer page edges.

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LOOKING AT ITALIAN RENAISSANCE SCULPTURE
Written by Sarah Blake McHam.
Stock no. 2138921
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0521473667. Browning and some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and faded to spine.

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