Lives of the most eminent painters /
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| Language: | English |
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Verona :
Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Stamperia Valdonega,
1966.
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| Item Description: | "Translated by Mrs. Jonathan Foster"--Half title page. "Designed by Giovanni Mardersteig"--Colophon. "The portraits of the artists at the beginning of each biography are reproduced in most instances from woodcuts made by Giorgio Vasari ... Five portraits ... based on post-Vasari discoveries have been cut in wood for the present edition by Fritz Kredel"--Page viii. Limited edition of 1,500 copies, signed by Mardersteig. Volume 1: xvii, 344 pages, [19] leaves of plates; volume 2: 386 pages, [13] leaves of plates. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is number66, is signed by Giovanni Mardersteig, and contains an issue of The Monthly Letter of The Limited Editions Club and a book announcement. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 30 cm |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |