ISBN: 9781851774890 - at home in renaissance italy (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp. 420. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's pictorial card wraps with white titles to upper wrap and spine. Tiny patch of soiling to fore-edge. Top corner of lower cover creased. Overall, a neat, bright copy that appears unread. In depth analysis of paintings and objet d'art depicting home life in Renaissance Italy, including chapters on Health, beauty & hygiene, Scientific knowledge and Children & education. With a summary catalogue edited by Elizabeth Miller. Well illustrated with paintings, photographs, diagrams, plans and drawings. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Looks at the role of the urban Italian house in the development of Renaissance art and culture. This title features various objects, from furniture and kitchen utensils to popular prints, revealing how the homes of the upper and middle-classes made a crucial contribution to the flowering of the visual arts in 15th and 16th-century Italy.…