Hardcover
1954 · Messina
by Bottari, Stefano
Messina: D'Anna, 1954. Hardcover. G- (Book block and covers have separated and all are present; covers have some scuffs or soiling or aging; pages have aged lightly and are otherwise clean.). Dusty salmon cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, 98 pp. of text plus 192 BW plate pages; 3 smaller BW illus. tipped in, in text pp. Text is in Italian. Considers paintings by 15th-century Sicilian painters. Contains a sizable narrative, a list of the dozens of artists represented in the BW plates, and the 192 plates themselves. This copy's binding is not in the best shape but the text and plates are good.
(Inventory #: 151914)