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The book of the art of Cennino Cennini; a contemporary practical treatise on quattrocento painting / translated from the Italian, with notes on mediæval art methods, by Christiana J. Herringham.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cennini, Cennino, active 15th century.
- Standardized Title:
- Libro dell'arte. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Painting--Early works to 1800.
- Painting.
- Painting--Technique.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Neilson, Katharine B. (bookplate) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, xxxviii, 288 pages ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, [1922]
- Notes:
- Title page has "Cennino Cennini" printed in red.
- "First published in 1899; second impression 1922."
- Translated from the Italian edition by Gaetano and Carlo Milanesi. Firenze, 1859.--Cf. Preface.
- Includes "Principal authorities and books of reference" (pages 265-266) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has bookplate of Katharine B. Neilson with "London, July 1930" written in ms. below it.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Cennini, Cennino, 15th cent. Libro dell'arte. English. Book of the art of Cennino Cennini.
- OCLC:
- 1101956
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