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The autobiography of Benevenuto Cellini / translated and with an introduction by George Bull.
LIBRA - Special NB623.C3 A2 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571.
- Series:
- Penguin classics
- Standardized Title:
- Vita. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571.
- Cellini, Benvenuto.
- Sculptors--Italy--Biography.
- Sculptors.
- Italy.
- Sculptors--Italy--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Local Subjects:
- Sculptors--Italy--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Early works.
- Autobiographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxvii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 465 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm.
- Edition:
- [Revised edition].
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Penguin Books, [1998]
- Summary:
- Benvenuto Cellini was a celebrated goldsmith and distinguished sculptor, yet it is on his autobiography that much of his fame rests. Begun in Florence when he was fifty-eight, it was primarily intended to be the story of his life and art, his tragedies and triumphs. However, as he was an active participant in the wars and struggles of the period and drew his friends and enemies from all levels of society, it became a vivid and convincing portrait of the manners and morals both of the rulers of the sixteenth century and of their subjects.
- With enviable powers of invective and an irrepressible sense of humor, reflected in an equally vigorous and extravagant style, Cellini has provided an intriguing and unrivaled glimpse into the palaces and prisons of the Italy of Michelangelo and the Medici. For this edition George Bull has revised and expanded his Introduction, added comprehensive Notes, and updated the Bibliography.
- Notes:
- "This translation published in 1956. Reprinted with a Bibliography 1996. Revised edition 1998."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-446) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0140447180
- 9780140447187
- OCLC:
- 43811498
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- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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