leon george satkowski (5 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: G+. Hard Back. G+. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 283p, 134 b/w illus and photos, including a fold-out blue print; dk bluecloth HB w/silver; inscribed on ff: For Sheila Whom I hope will never have to read all of this Leon 7 March 1980; slightly foxed covers w/ rubbed edges, sightly cocked.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp xxiv, 176. Original publishers black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Well known for his paintings and his book The Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vasari also served as court architect to Grand Duke Cosimo I de Medici, contributing to Medicean legitimacy through such politically symbolic buildings as the Uffizi in Florence. Leon Satkowski presents the first book in any language to survey the architecture of Vasari. This book is very heavy, and delivery costs may be a consideration especially outside Britain. ISBN: 0691032866 Fine in fine dust jacket. Bookplate of the architect, Ir. M. Bolten.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxiv, 176 pages, [154] pages of plates : llustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index. Contents: The character and Training of an Architect and a Courtier -- Papal Favor: Del Monte Projects in Monte San Savino and Rome -- Legitimacy: The Uffizi -- Ceremonial and Refuge: The Renovation of the Palazzo Vecchio and the Corridoio -- Dominion: State Power and Territorial Architecture -- The Church: Religious Architecture in Arezzo and Florence -- Ephemera: Gardens, Temporary Constructions, and the Myth of Medicean Magnificence -- Conclusion: Style, Criticism, and Architecture at Court. Subjects: Vasari, Giorgio 1511-1574 Criticism and interpretation. Architecture, Renaissance Italy. Architects and patrons Italy. Architecture de la Renaissance Italie. Architectes et mécènes Italie. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxiv, 176 pages, [154] pages of plates : llustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index. Contents: The character and Training of an Architect and a Courtier -- Papal Favor: Del Monte Projects in Monte San Savino and Rome -- Legitimacy: The Uffizi -- Ceremonial and Refuge: The Renovation of the Palazzo Vecchio and the Corridoio -- Dominion: State Power and Territorial Architecture -- The Church: Religious Architecture in Arezzo and Florence -- Ephemera: Gardens, Temporary Constructions, and the Myth of Medicean Magnificence -- Conclusion: Style, Criticism, and Architecture at Court. Subjects: Vasari, Giorgio 1511-1574 Criticism and interpretation. Architecture, Renaissance Italy. Architects and patrons Italy. Architecture de la Renaissance Italie. Architectes et mécènes Italie. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. xi, 281 pp. 8vo. 133 small black & white photographs and drawings at rear supplement the text. Blue cloth boards with silver embossed titling. No dust jacket, as issued.