VENDETTA: HIGH ART AND LOW CUNNING AT THE BIRTH OF THE RENAISSANCE
Written by Hugh Bicheno.
Stock no. 1331403
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of unbridled lust, treachery and murder featuring an extraordinary cast of characters who fought, poisioned, betrayed and cheated their way from the late middle ages into the modern era, and in the process produced some of the most enduringly beautiful works of art ever seen. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 290 pages including index. B/w text illustrations and diagrams plus colour plates. ISBN: 9780297846345. Heavy foxing throughout. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge creased.

THE CIVILIZATION OF EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE
Written by John Hale.
Stock no. 1831458
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author examines the dramatic changes during the period between 1450 and 1620 in religion, politics, economics and global discoveries. And throughout his book approaches the art of war and the art created for princes from the point of view of their impact on the imaginations, sensibilities and lives of ordinary people. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 648 pages including index. ISBN: 0002153394. A few light marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine and a little scuffed, minor foxing to verso not visible to front.

LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER
Written by Ross King. Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1831341
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In Leonardo and the Last Supper, Ross King tells the complete story of this creation of this mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved - everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work. Ross King's book is both a record of Leonardo da Vinci's last five years in Milan and a 'biography' of one of the most famous works of art ever painted. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour plates. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 9780747599470. Boards clean. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

THE STATECRAFT OF MACHIAVELLI
Written by H. Butterfield.
Stock no. 1831201
Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1940. Almost very good condition.

Machiavelli lived from 1469 to 1527 and he saw what we may regard as the culmination of the Italian Renaissance. 'The Statecraft of Machiavelli' is divided into four parts, each focusing on a particular aspect of Machiavelli's writings. All four are directly appurtenant to how his policies, concepts, maxims which comprise them are actually viable in the real world of politics. Fuschia cloth boards, silver title to spine. 167 pages. Top & tail of spine worn and frayed, title to spine has all but rubbed off. Spine is browned. Boards lightly marked. Slight lean to spine. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and a few scattered foxspots. Some annotation in the form of pencil marks to margins. Overall, a good working copy.

THE CIVILIZATION OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY: AN ESSAY
Written by Jacob Burckhardt.
Stock no. 1831193
Published by Phaidon Press Ltd.. 4th 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fourth Edition, revised. In this work Burckhardt traced the cultural patterns of transition from the medieval period to the awakening of the modern spirit and creativity of the Renaissance. Phaidon Pocket Series. Complete and Unabridged. Red cloth boards, gilt titles on brown title blocks. B/w plates to rear. xxiii and 462 pages including index. Some light mottling to boards and a few minor marks. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and a few scattered foxspots, mainly to text block. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned, rubbed at edges and a little grubby.

PALLADIO
Written by Guido Beltramini; Howard Burns.
Stock no. 1830764
Published by Royal Academy of Arts. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published for the exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Edited by Guido Beltramini and Howard Burns. Large heavy format. Pale grey paper boards, white title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. xv and 433 pages including index. ISBN: 9781905711246. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else boards clean. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased. Overall a lovely copy.

THE FOUR BOOKS OF ARCHITECTURE (DOVER EDITION)
Written by Andrea Palladio; Adolf K. Placzek.
Stock no. 1830760
Published by General Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by Isaac Ware in 1738, to which has been added a new introduction written especially for this edition by Adolf K. Placzek. Large format. Grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed, boards clean. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Tape marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lightly edge-creased with wear to top & tail of spine.

JACOPO TINTORETTO 1519-1594
Written by Roland Krischel. Illustrated by Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto.
Stock no. 1829734
Published by Konemann. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Masters of Italian Art. Tintoretto brilliantly synthesized the various artistic influences that came together in the melting pot of Venice in the early modern period - Byzantine spirituality, Venetian sensuality, Northern Alpine realism, and Tuscano-Roman idealism. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. 140 pages. ISBN: 3829028768. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge, else a lovely copy!

LUCA, ANDREA, GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
Written by G. Gaeta Bertela. Illustrated by Luca Della Robbia; Andrea Della Robbia; Giovanni Della Robbia.
Stock no. 1829464
Published by Constable. Very good condition.

The work of the Della Robbia family constitutes a unique chapter in the history of Renaissance art. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0094632901. Undated. Base of spine is lightly worn. Rear cover has a small mark from the remains of a label. Contents are clean.

FEDERICO BAROCCI: RENAISSANCE MASTER OF COLOUR AND LINE
Written by Judith W. Mann; Babette Bohn; Carol Plazzotta. Illustrated by Federico Barocci.
Stock no. 1829433
Published by The Saint Louis Art Museum. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Federico Barocci was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century. His art combines the Renaissance focus on the human body with an unparalleled use of colour and light. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2012 to January 2013 and February 2013 to May 2013. Large heavy format. Orange cloth boards with gilt title. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. xv and 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300174779. A lovely copy with a few pale foxspots to top edge of text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and justa little scuffed.

DURER IN AMERICA: HIS GRAPHIC WORK
Written by Charles W. Talbot; Gaillard F. Ravenel; Jay A. Levenson; Wolfgang Stechow. Illustrated by Albrecht Durer.
Stock no. 1829230
Published by The Macmillan Company. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

Exhibition dates at the National Gallery of Art, April 25 - June 6, 1971. Edited by Talbot, Notes by Ravenel & Levenson, Essay by Stechow. Large format. Red cloth boards, black title label with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 362 pages. A few marks to boards, top corners bumped, Spine slightly faded and worn at top & tail. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

THE RENAISSANCE
Written by Stefano Zuffi.
Stock no. 1829202
Published by Collins. Circa 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large heavy format. Blue cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0007164572. Unable to date as book is still in original shrinkwrap. Shrinkwrap is worn and split open at corners, also split lower edge, is a little grubby and scuffed.