The Crucifix By Cimabue
Paperback
1982 · Italy
by Baldini, Umberto and Ornella Casazza
Italy: Olivetti, 1982. Paperback. VG. Color illustrated wraps. White lettering on orange spine. 138 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. This painted crucific was severely damaged during a flood in Florence in November 1966. This catalogue documents the history of the crucifix, the awful damage and the heroic and herculean efforts undertaken to rescue and restore it. Filled with both stories of the human element within such a disaster, and also a highly technical explanation and examination of the processes used to salvage it. (Inventory #: 104112)