MICHELANGELO
Written by Howard Hibbard, Michael Levey
Illustrated by Michelangelo
Published by Folio Society
in 2007
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MICHELANGELO
Written by Howard Hibbard, Michael Levey.
Illustrated by Michelangelo.
Stock no. 1830731
1st thus.
2007.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Michael Levey. Large format. Brown cloth spine and rear cover, gilt titles. Pictorial front board. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. x and 278 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has just a little scuffing.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- Preface
- Author's Introduction
- I
- THE PRODIGY
- 1 Early Years in Florence and Bologna 1475-1496
- 2 The First Roman Sojourn 1496-1501
- 3 The High Renaissance in Florence, 1501-1505
- 4 The Julius Tomb and Lesser Tragedies, 1505-1508
- II
- THE SISTINE CHAPEL AND ITS AFTERMATH
- 5 The Sistine Ceiling, 1508-1512
- 6 The Julius Tomb Again and Other Failures, 1512-1520
- III
- MEDICEAN FLORENCE WITH A REPUBLICAN INTERLUDE 1519-1534
- 7 The Medici Tombs and the Victory
- 8 Michelangelo's Medicean Architecture
- 9 Years of Turmoil 1527-1534
- IV
- ROME 15340-1564
- 10 The Last Judgement, a Pious Lady, and Tyrannicide 1534-1547
- 11 Figural Works of the 1540's and 1550's
- 12 The Roman Architecture
- 13 Death and Transfiguration
- Bibliographical Note
- Notes for Further Reading
- Bibliography
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Index