Il Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence, and the David 1492--1504
by Anton Gill
ISBN: 0312314426
ISBN-13: 9780312314422
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Il Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence, and the David 1492--1504 (Qty: 3)
Gill, Anton
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IL GIGANTE MICHELANGELO, FLORENCE, AND THE DAVID
GILL, ANTON
THOMAS DUNNE, 2003, FIRST PRINTING, NOT A BOOK CLUB EDITION, NEW HARDCOVER BOOK IN DUST JACKET - UNUSED COPY, ( more information) Offered by A T QUINCY FINE BOOKS (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thomas Dunne Books, 2003. As new Hardcover book with dustjacket.. Hardcover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by Snowball Bookshop (United States)
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IL GIGANTE: MICHELANGELO, FLORENCE, AND THE DAVID, 1942-1504
Gill, Anton
NY: Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's. Fine in Fine dj. 2003. 1st AM prntng. Hardback. Black hardback binding. 338 pp. Color illustrations, map. Biblio, index . ( more information) Offered by Wickham Books South (United States)
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Il Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence, and the David 1492--1504
Gill, Anton
Thomas Dunne Books. Hardcover. 0312314426 Very light shelf wear / edge wear cover / pages like new condition//"Buy with Confidence - Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference." . Fine. ( more information) Offered by Selahs Books (United States)
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Il Gigante
Gill, Anton
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Il Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence, and the David
Gill, Anton
HB. St. Martin's Press (2003). May have a remainder mark and/or minor shelf wear. Text is clean. VG or better. ( more information) Offered by McIntyre & Moore Booksellers Inc (United States)
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Il Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence, And The David, 1492-1504
Gill, Anton
New York NY: St Martins Press, 2003. 1st U.S. Ed. so stated, 1st Printing, number row 10-1, HB/DJ, F/F, 338 pp. "A few pages into Angon Gill's new book and any readers who have never seen a Renaissance painting or sculpture will be packing their bats and heading for Italy. Not a page goes by without the excitement and drama of this period catching at your imagination. A compelling story that is well told." - Country Living.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Our Bookshelf (United States)
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Il Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence, and the David, 1492-1504
Gill, Anton
New York: St. Martin's Press; Thomas Dunne Books, 2003 338 pp., [8] pp. of plates, illus. (some col.), map, biblio., index; 22 cm. BRAND NEW. Stated "First U.S. Edition: July 2003." "At the turn of the 16th century, Italy was a turbulent territory made up of independent states, each at war with or intriguing against its neighbor. There were the proud, cultivated, and degenerate Sforzas in Milan, and in Rome, the corrupt Spanish family of the Borgia whose head, Rodrigo, ascended to St Peter's throne as Pope Alexander VI. In Florence, a golden age of culture and sophistication ended with the death of the greatest of the Medici family, Lorenzo the Magnificent, giving way to an era of uncertainty, cruelty, and religious fundamentalism. In the midst of this turmoil, there existed the greatest concentration of artists that Europe has ever known. Influenced by the rediscovery of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, artists and thinkers such as Botticelli and da Vinci threw off the shackles of the Middle Ages to produce one of the most creative periods in history - the Renaissance. This is the story of twelve years when war, plague, famine, and chaos made their mark on a volatile Italy, and when a young, erratic genius, Michelangelo Buonarroti, made his first great statue - the David. It was to become a symbol not only of the independence and defiance of the city of Florence but also of the tortured soul who created it. This is a wonderful history of the artist, his times, and one of his most magnificent works." - Publisher. Anton Gill was educated at Chigwell School and Clare College, Cambridge. He became a full-time writer in 1984 after a few years working in the theatre, for the Arts Council and for the BBC. He is the author of a number of books, largely in the field of contemporary history, including studies of Germany before, during, and after World War II. He is also the author of Art Lover, a highly acclaimed biography of the collector of surreal and abstract art Peggy Guggenheim. When he isn't writing, Anton Gill travels. When he is, he lives in Bloomsbury, London.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. NEW/NEW. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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Il Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence, and the David 1492--1504
Gill, Anton
Thomas Dunne Books. Hardcover. 0312314426 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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