Michaelangelo's David has just turned 500. In celebration, Italy has restored this sculpture to its original splendor-- and "David: Five Hunded Years "is the first to capture each step of the way. What started as a solid block of granite, emerged as one of the most significant statues in the world. After half a millennium of exposure, David has undergone a complete restoration to revive his original splendor. This magnificent depiction reveals the classical man as he looked when Michelangelo originally laid down his ...
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Michaelangelo's David has just turned 500. In celebration, Italy has restored this sculpture to its original splendor-- and "David: Five Hunded Years "is the first to capture each step of the way. What started as a solid block of granite, emerged as one of the most significant statues in the world. After half a millennium of exposure, David has undergone a complete restoration to revive his original splendor. This magnificent depiction reveals the classical man as he looked when Michelangelo originally laid down his chisel in 1504. Radically new photographic techniques, including new photographic zooms, and color accuracy capture in detail every aspect of the restored masterpiece, all accompanied by illuminating background information from prominent art historian Antonio Paolucci.Art lovers, historians, or just those who appreciate a true beauty will not be able to resist such a brilliant addition to their collection.
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Good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. Could have library markings. Ships promptly!
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Fair. Shows wear such as frayed or folded edges, rips and tears, and/or worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.
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Good. Exact ISBN match. Immediate shipping. No funny business. Pics available upon request. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 95 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 8881171031. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. Folio. 95 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U. S.
