The Last Medici
London: Methuen, 1973. Frontis., illustrated. 327pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; some chipping at head and tail of dust wrapper. London: Methuen and Co., (1973). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about The Last Medici
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The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Medici.
London: Thames & Hudson, 1979. 39 black-and-white illustrations. 128 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. London: Thames & Hudson, (1979). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More about The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Medici
The Painted Page: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination, 1450-1550
New York: Prestel, 1995. Catalog for exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and the Pierpont Morgan Library. Illustrated throughout in color. 272pp. Short 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (New York: Prestel, 1995). A near fine copy. With contributions by Jonathan J.G. Alexander, Lilian Armstrong, Giordana Mariani Canova, Federica Toniolo, William M. Voelkle, and Roger S. Wieck. More about The Painted Page: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination, 1450-1550
Bernard Palissy; In Search of Earthly Paradise
New York: Flammarion, 1996. Illustrated (color and b/w). 255 pages. Square 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper scratched at back. New York: Flammarion, (1996). A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper. More about Bernard Palissy; In Search of Earthly Paradise
Castles of Europe from Charlemagne to the Renaissance
New York: Random House, 1970. Photographs by Wim Swaan, in color and in black & white. 304 pages, 4to red cloth, dust wrapper (some text worn off dust wrapper, one tear to head of spine). New York (1970). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Castles of Europe from Charlemagne to the Renaissance
The Art of Florence.
New York: Artabras, 1988. Principal photography by Takashi Okamura. Exquisitely illustrated with hundreds of photos in color and black & white. 2 volumes, Thick and heavy 4tos, blue cloth, pictorial slipcase. New York: Artabras, Abbeville Press, (1988). A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase. The art and architecture of Florence throughout the ages. More about The Art of Florence
The Art of Florence.
New York: Artabras, 1988. Principal photography by Takashi Okamura. Exquisitely illustrated with hundreds of photos in color and black & white. 2 volumes, Thick and heavy 4tos, blue cloth, pictorial slipcase (worn and a with one stain). New York: Artabras, Abbeville Press, (1988). A near fine copy in a very good slipcase. The art and architecture of Florence throughout the ages. More about The Art of Florence
Disegni di Macchine.
Il Codice S.IV.5 della Biblioteca Comunale degl'Intronati di Siena. Introduction by Carlo Maccagni. Approx. 100 facsimile drawings, 403pp., thick 4to, cloth, board slipcase; (slightly rubbed). Genova: IBM Italia, (1986). More about Disegni di Macchine
Storia dell'arte italiana, volume primo.
Firenze: Sansoni, 1968. In Italian. Illustrated in color and black & white. Wide 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (slightly sunned edges). Firenze: Sansoni, (1968). Small ownership signature on endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More about Storia dell'arte italiana, volume primo
The Satires of Ludovico Ariosto: A Renaissance Autobiography
Athens: Ohio University Press, 1976. Includes biographical prefaces, a critical introduction, and annotations. Translated by Peter Desa Wiggins. 187pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Athens: Ohio University Press, (1976). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Satires of Ludovico Ariosto: A Renaissance Autobiography
The Panorama of the Renaissance.
New York: Abrams, 1996. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 367pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. (New York): Harry Abrams, (1996). Near fine. More about The Panorama of the Renaissance
A Catalogue of the Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Incunabula in the Boston Medical Library.
Boston: Banta, 1944. 246pp. 4to, green cloth. Boston: George Banta, 1944. Fine. One of 400 copies, privately printed. More about A Catalogue of the Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Incunabula in the Boston Medical Library
Leonardo Da Vinci Master Draftsman.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003. 515 illustrations, including 333 color plates. xiv + 786pp., very thick brown cloth, d.w. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and New Haven: Yale University Press, (2003). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Leonardo Da Vinci Master Draftsman
Women Artists
Beaux Arts Editions, 1999. Gorgeously illustrated in color with many full-bleed images. 328 pages, thick folio, pictorial boards backed in gold cloth with silver stamping. Beaux Arts Editions, (1999). A near fine copy of this large, attractively designed book. More about Women Artists
L'opera pittorica completa di Daumier. [No. 47].
Milano: Rizzoli, 1971. Illustrated mostly in color. 120 pages with text In Italian. slim 4to, pictorial boards, dust wrapper. Milan: Rizzoli, (1968). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Number 47 in the Classici dell'Arte series. More about L'opera pittorica completa di Daumier. [No. 47
The Century of the Renaissance.
London: Heinemann, 1916. Translated by Elsie Finnimore Buckley. Intorduction by John Edward Courtney Bodley xxviii + 429 pages, 8vo, navy blue cloth (lightly worn). London:, 1916. A very good copy. More about The Century of the Renaissance
17th Century Italian Drawings In The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York: Abrams, 1979. 378 works illustrated in black and white. 299 pages. 4to, light blue cloth, d.w. New York Harry N. Abrams, 1979. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about 17th Century Italian Drawings In The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Italian Renaissance Painting.
New York: Harper, 1981. Many b/w illus., 484pp., tall 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. rubbed. New York: Harper & Row, (1981). Very good+. More about Italian Renaissance Painting
How to Do It; Guides to Good Living for Renaissance Italians
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. Illus. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1999). Very good. More about How to Do It; Guides to Good Living for Renaissance Italians
Der Maler Albrecht Altdorfer.
Vienna: 1943. 4 color plates, 107 black-and-white plates. 54pp. of text. 4to, cloth-backed boards., d.w. Wien, (1943). More about Der Maler Albrecht Altdorfer
Studies in the English Renaissance Drama.
1961. 368pp. 8vo, cloth, lightly chipped d.w. London: Peter Owen, (1961). Very Good. More about Studies in the English Renaissance Drama
Malerei der Renaissance in Italien: Die Malerei der Fruh-und Hochrenaissance in Oberitalien
Athenaion, 1927. 13 mounted plates, 10 color. 274 pages, 4to, gilt pictorial blue cloth. Wildpark-Potsdam, 1927. First Edition. Near Fine. History of Early and High Renaissance painting in Northern Italy. In Handbuch der Kunstwissenschaft, "one of the most scholarly series ...written by recognized authorities and containing bibliographies". Chamberlin 444. Lucas, p. 82. More about Malerei der Renaissance in Italien: Die Malerei der Fruh-und Hochrenaissance in Oberitalien
A Short Introduction to Anatomy (Isagogae Breves)
New York: Kraus, 1969. Translated with an Introduction and Historical Notes by L. R. Lind. Anatomical Notes by Paul G. Roofe. Illustrated. xi + 228pp., 8vo, red cloth. New York: Kraus Reprint Co., 1969. A fine copy. More about A Short Introduction to Anatomy (Isagogae Breves
Die Italienischen Maler der Renaissance.
Zurich: Phaidon, 1952. Aus d. Englischen Uebertragen von Robert West. 16 mounted color plates, 400 other illustrations. 516pp. Tall 8vo, beige cloth, d.w. (Zurich): Phaidon, (1952). Very good (+) in a dust soiled dust wrapper. More about Die Italienischen Maler der Renaissance
Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: The Venetian School. A List of the Principal Artists and their Works with an Index of Places.
London: Phaidon, 1957. 2 volumes. Mounted color frontispiece in each volume plus 1333 black & white plates. Short thick 4tos, tan cloth, dust wrappers. (London: Phaidon Press, 1957). Ex-library copies with the usual markings (bookplates; call numbers on wrappers; envelope at rear); light discoloration on feet of spines and discoloration from old cellotape on endpapers and covers. More about Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: The Venetian School. A List of the Principal Artists and...