Descriptions of the Plates of Fresco Decorations and Stuccoes of Churches and Palaces in Italy, During the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
London: Printed for J. Murray, P. & D. Colnaghi, herring & Remington, J. Weale, and L. Gruner, 1844. Hardcover. Marbled and 3/4 leather boards with gilt spine lettering and 5 raised bands on spine. xvi, 72 pp. 4 leaves of plates. Illustrations. VG- moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards. minor interior discoloration. Item #174013
Contents: On the Arabesque of the Ancients as Compared with Those of Raphael and his School; The Vatican; Villa Madama; Palazzo Farnese (Alla Lungara); Villa Lante; Palazzo Del T, In Mantua; The Ducal Palace in Mantua; La Camera Di San Paolo, at Parma; Palazzo Martinengo, in Brescia; The Certosa, Near Pavia; The Vestibule of the Certosa; Church and Monastery of St. Maurizio, at Milan; Library of the Cathedral of Siena; The Ceiling of The Choir in Sta. Ma. Del Popolo in Rome. Includes errata.
OCLC: 25374585
Price: $275.00