Hardcover
1951 · Milano
by Longhi, Roberto
Milano: Edizioni d'Arte "Sidera, 1951. Hardcover. VG, clean, tight contents but with art museum referenc library book plate. DJ has some edge wear and a few pocks to spine. Slipcase worn at top of opening.. Oatmeal cloth/boards; maroon lettering. Vellum spine with red lettering. Color-illus. dj with gilt front lettering. 23 pp. followed by 39 color plates, including one gatefold and two deliberately detached. Housed in a plain card slipcase with white title block laid on; black title. Text in Italian. Piero della Francesca's Legend of the Cross (Frescoes in Arezzo, Italy). Includes an essay about Piero in Arezzo and a list of plate titles. The 39 color plates are very rich in color and show all the shading and effects of longevity of the frescoes. The signature with Plate IV and V is detached, seemingly on purpose. If held above Plate VI, Plate IV makes a more complete picture. Plate XI is a gatefold.
(Inventory #: 152610)