Venetian Palaces
New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Hardcover. Crimson cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Color-photographic dj with red lettering on black spine. 537 pp. with 500 color illustrations. Decorative end papers. Heavy at 10 pounds and will require extra postage. VG/VG- light rubbing/scuffing to dust jacket, and light edge wear. Item #159798
ISBN: 9780847812004
An incredibly beautiful photographic tour of the palaces of Venice, arranged by era. Includes a historic and heraldic overview of the families who owned the palaces as well as a few places farther afield (in, for example, Vicenza). The final palace discussed is Palazzo Venier dai Leoni which is the now the home of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. With a map of Venice and an index of names and places. A beautiful copy of a beautiful book about a beautiful city.
OCLC: 611205626
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