This book offers an engaging and original perspective on the private lives and material culture of patrician families in sixteenth-century Venice. Distinguished art historian Patricia Fortini Brown takes us behind the elegant fa???ades of grand palaces built along the Venetian canals and examines the roles of both fine and applied arts in family life as well as the public messages that these impressive homes conveyed. Illustrated with hundreds of varied and unusual images, the book provides a lively picture of the ...
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This book offers an engaging and original perspective on the private lives and material culture of patrician families in sixteenth-century Venice. Distinguished art historian Patricia Fortini Brown takes us behind the elegant fa???ades of grand palaces built along the Venetian canals and examines the roles of both fine and applied arts in family life as well as the public messages that these impressive homes conveyed. Illustrated with hundreds of varied and unusual images, the book provides a lively picture of the aristocratic lifestyle during a period of changing definitions of nobility. The author considers such wide-ranging themes as attitudes toward wealth and display, the articulation of family identity, and the visual culture of Venetian women--how they decorated their homes, dressed, undertook domestic tasks, entertained, and raised their children. Recapturing the interplay between the public and private, she offers an account of Venetian households unequalled in vividness and detail.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Fair. Acceptable-This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Oversized.
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Near Fine in Near Poor jacket. 2nd Printing. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. pp. 312. pgs.312 with index some wear to corners gutter at inside front cover for about first 5 pages cracked a bit but all still attached d/j tear to front top right corner with creases to all top edges.
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First edition (hardback). 4to (29cm by 23cm), xii, 312pp. 280 text illustrations, mainlt in colour. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0300102364.
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New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 312 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Brand new book in perfect condition.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Yale University Press, 2004. Folio. Blue boards stamped in gold. Book is like new with no writing. Sharp corners and spine straight. Dust jacket is like new. 312 pages. ISBN: 9780300102369. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.