Author: Andres, Glenn; Hunisak, John M.; Turner, A. Richard
Title: The Art of Florence (2 Volume Set)
Description: New York, Abbeville Press, 1988. first edition. Hardbound. Blue patterned cloth volumes contained in blue cloth, gilt and color embossed firm slipcase. Volume I: [12], 13- 703 pp. 396 illustrations, many in glossy color. Volume 2: [viii]. pp. 713-1311, illustration nos.397-700, plus glossary with figures, index. A sumptuous, luxurious (and heavy, at 27 pouns) set of books that will delight multiple senses. The principle photographer for this publication was Takashi Okamura, Takashi. Features Sculpture and Paintings from 59 B.C. to 1600 A.D. as well as the native architecture. This true first edition is incomparable. "Since the radiant years of the Renaissance, the city of Florence has come to represent the greatest triumph of the Western cultural tradition. Here, hundreds of the most splendidly talented artists in history lived and worked, and collaborated in the creation of the great urban museum we know as Florence. "The Art of Florence" analyzes the history of Florentine art in terms of the distinctly Florentine and Tuscan influences that shaped it, linking the city's architecture, sculpture, and painting to the rich social fabric and the dramatic political life of the city. Woven into this history is a visual documentation of Florence's treasures." Contents as follows: v. 1. -- Prelude to greatness (59 B.C.-A.D. 1200) -- Civic pride and prosperity (1200-1340) -- An end of crisis (1340-1400) -- Images of a free republic (the early fifteenth century) -- The era of Cosimo De'Medici (1430-69). v. 2 -- Lorenzo Il Magnifico (1469-92) -- The end of the Republic (1492-1530) -- The Medicean Principate (1530-1600). VG+ in like slipcase .

Keywords: European Art ; Italian Art ; ; General Art - European


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