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Vasari on Technique: being the introduction to the three arts of design, architecture, sculpture and painting, prefixed to the lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors and architects
by Vasari, Giorgio
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+ (No dj; scattered instances of slight foxing on the interior pages; most text and plates are clear.)
- ISBN 10
- 048620717X
- ISBN 13
- 9780486207179
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Company, 1907. Hardcover. G+ (No dj; scattered instances of slight foxing on the interior pages; most text and plates are clear.). Navy cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt top edges, xxiv, 328 pp. 18 bw plates + diagrams. The original English translation of Vasari's seminal account of methods and materials. Quite useful for those interested in Renaisance artists and techniques. Divided into sections addressing architecture, sculpture, and painting. Note that this is a hardbound original, and not an e-book or paperback reprint.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144882
- Title
- Vasari on Technique: being the introduction to the three arts of design, architecture, sculpture and painting, prefixed to the lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors and architects
- Author
- Vasari, Giorgio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+ (No dj; scattered instances of slight foxing on the interior pages; most text and plates are clear.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 048620717X
- ISBN 13
- 9780486207179
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Art; Technique; Art Instruction; Vasari ; Vasari, Giorgio ; Technique ; Art Instruction
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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