Hardcover
2007 · [Zaragoza]
by Garcia, Carmen Morte et al.
[Zaragoza]: Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses, 2007. Hardcover. VG (Some scuffs to flyleaves, otherwise nice and clean.). Black paper boards, dark turquoise & illus. dust jacket, 437 pp., many color & duotone illus. Text is in Spanish, with one-paragraph English summaries of the essays at the rear. Issued in conjunction with a 2007 exhibition focused on the collection of Spanish scholar and art collector Vincencio Juan de Lastanosa. With 18 thematic and illustrated essays about the variety of items that held Lastanosa's interest: artwork, sculpture, furniture, coins and medals, scientific instruments, natural objects, and printed ephemera. Explores as well the contents of his library, the family chapels, and the gardens. Includes a bibliography.
(Inventory #: 154849)