Michelangelo

The Folio Society, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. First Printing of The Folio Society Edition . The Introduction by Michael Levy is a valuable essay . Hibbard's work was first published in 1974 by Harper & Rowin the USA and by Allen Lane in the UK . A second edition was published in 1985 in which Hibbard made some important corrections and additions . The text of the Folio edition follows that of the second edition . This is a spectacular publication of this important biography of Michelangelo . . Hibbard based his work to a considerable extent on Michelangelo's own letters and the result is a fresh and vibrant account . The oversize volume is bound in three-quarter cloth with a printed paper front board depicting detail of Michelangelo's marble statue of David . The endpaper illustrations are detail from " The Worship Of The Brazen Serpant ' done in red chalk by Michelangelo c. 1530 . The Frontispiece is detail of Daniele da Volterra's bronze bust of Michelangelo done in 1564-1566 . This edition is beautifully illustrated throughout with color and black and white plates . Bibliographical Note and Bibliography . Notes for furthur reading . List of Illustrations . Index . This volume and the paper covered slipcase are as new except for a slight indentation at the top and bottom edges of the slipcase and at the top and bottom edges of the front board . Photographs are available upon request .