Sunday, September 18, 2011

Lives

Lives by Giorgio Vasari, Mario Coltellini printer, LivornoThe 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)

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10 comments:

  1. KateSeptember 18, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    Ah, Vasari! My art resource during my college career. Very important man!

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  2. Luis GomezSeptember 18, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    Great post VP. How wonderful it is to even think of this! BTW loved your comment on Ant Tattoo ;) Thanks.

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  3. RandySeptember 18, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    What a great looking book.

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  4. JackSeptember 18, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    I like seeing very old books like this . . . the paper, the typefaces, the etchings . . . impressive.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    1767...how amazing VP, wonder if somewhere there is an English edition?

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  6. DinaSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Ah, from when books were books.
    This looks like a treasure Livorno can be proud of.

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  7. jooSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Beautiful print!

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  8. AriannaSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Ce l'ho il libro! Non è semplice capire l'italiano antico, ma è interessantissimo! Buona domenica, Arianna

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  9. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    I love old books and their usually long titles too.

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  10. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    a rare edition!This book is a kind of treasure!
    Bon dimanche!
    Léia

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