Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti / di Giorgio Vasari, pittore, & architetto Aretino ; parte prima e seconda[-parte terza].

Show other versions (5)

The classic, influential collection of biographies of Italian Renaissance artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and many others. Each biography is accompanied by a woodcut portrait.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architettori
Main Author: Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Heredi di Evangelista Dozza (Printer)
Fuerstlich Auerspergsche Fideicommisbibliothek zu Laybach (Former owner)
Other Authors: Manolessi, Carlo, active 1659 (Writer of preface)
Auersperg, Wolf Engelbert von, 1610-1673‏ (Former owner)
Language:Italian
Published: In Bologna : Presso gli heredi di Euangelista Dozza, MDCXLVII [1647]
Edition:In questa nuoua edizione diligentemente riuiste, ricorrette, accresciute d'alcuni ritratti, & arricchite di postille nel margine.
Subjects:
Artists > Italy.
Art > Italy > History.
Art, Italian > Early works to 1800.
Vellum bindings (Binding)
Genre:
Early works to 1800.
Vellum bindings (Binding)
Ownership and Custodial History:
Ownership inscription of Wolf Engelbert von Auersperg, a lord of Turjak in Slovenia, on each title page: Wolffg. Engelb. S.R.I. Com. ab Aursperg Sup. Cap. Carn. ... anno 1656.
Late 19th- or early 20th-century bookplate of the Fuerstlich Auerspergsche Fideicommisbibliothek zu Laybach on each front paste-down, with shelf-marks added by hand.
A few pencilled notes on the endpapers, including consecutive numbering 2097-2099 in each volume (with matching numbering on spine labels).
Bookseller's description transferred to MSS466 2 folder 26.
Local Note:
MSU: Funding provided by Betty Koch, in memory of Henry Koch.
Binding Information:
Contemporary vellum completely covered in cream paper; green ribbon ties; titles inked on the spines.
Physical Description:3 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm (4to)
Variant Title:
Delle vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti
Format: Book

System Under Maintenance

Our Library Management System is currently under maintenance.

Holdings and item availability information is currently unavailable. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and contact us for further assistance:

Please contact Reference and Discovery Services via their Contact Form or call them directly at: 517-353-8700 for assistance.