The frontespice of a 1767 edition of the “Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri” (Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times), a collection of artist biographies written by 16th century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari. This edition of the book was printed in Livorno by Marco Coltellini.See also: “Encyclopédie” - American Gazetteer
Marco Coltellini - Lives - Giorgio Vasari (Wikipedia)
10 comments:
Ah, Vasari! My art resource during my college career. Very important man!
Great post VP. How wonderful it is to even think of this! BTW loved your comment on Ant Tattoo ;) Thanks.
What a great looking book.
I like seeing very old books like this . . . the paper, the typefaces, the etchings . . . impressive.
1767...how amazing VP, wonder if somewhere there is an English edition?
Ah, from when books were books.
This looks like a treasure Livorno can be proud of.
Beautiful print!
Ce l'ho il libro! Non è semplice capire l'italiano antico, ma è interessantissimo! Buona domenica, Arianna
I love old books and their usually long titles too.
a rare edition!This book is a kind of treasure!
Bon dimanche!
Léia
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