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large blue, gilt lettered cloth hardbound folio ~ 2º. very large & heavy ("coffee table" size book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. found a pea size spot on pg. 216, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. couple of 1cm tears. taped along the top & bottom edges, not price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing ( FPu 1995 & nap). published simultaneously in german. ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. illustrated endpapers. glossy full color frontis. 463p. glossy pages throughout (except appendices~last 20 pages). almost every page illustrated in full glossy color with many full page plates, as well as double (4 page) foldout full color reproduction of sistine chapel ceiling with identification key. list of royal houses, doges & popes. glossary. bibliography. index. art history. italian history. history of architecture. religion. mythology. christianity.~ The Italian Renaissance, from about 1300 to 1600, was one of the most splendid eras in European civilization, a period of unparalleled ingenuity and productivity in the arts. Ever since the work of Jacob Burckhardt in the 19th century, the Renaissance has retained its unbroken grip on art historians and the general public. The completion of restoration work in the Sistine Chapel, which has shown Michelangelo's frescos in a new and more colourful light, has recently tightened that grip. And in these times of easy travel, almost anyone can see great Renaissance art on the spot, in the galleries and churches of Florence, Rome or Venice and the many other cities which are themselves the sites of some of the world's most breathtaking architectural achievements. This book aims to provide a thorough introduction to the Renaissance in Italy, accompanied with the finest illustrations. The works are the main thing: reinforced by an expert text, the reproductions provide a rich trove to guide the art lover through the field. Essays by various hands analyse these works, linking them to the history and ideas of the times and creating a carefully nuanced overall picture of the Renaissance. Certain key developments widely associated with the Renaissance are shown to have been the achievements of the late Middle Ages. The evolution of the chief genres of architecture, sculpture, painting and draughtsmanship is followed in detail. The individual artists and circumstances that prompted the most innovative developments are described. If the mythologized view of the Renaissance as an idealized Golden Age, a view established in the 19th century, is questioned in the course of this inquiry, there can still be no doubt that the manifest glorious accomplishments of the Renaissance richly deserve our admiration.
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