Patronage / Religious from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 2003. 521 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 30 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by Arts Services International and held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Museum of Art (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Cincinnati Museum Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. OVERSIZE!… Read more about this item

Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 1998. 320 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour map; 30 cm. Catalogue of a traveling exhibition organized and circulated by Art Services International. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Angels have had an all-pervasive presence in the collective artistic and religious expressions of the Western world.… Read more about this item

New York: Pegasus Books, 2021. 315 pages, illustrations (some colour), facsimiles (some colour), portraits (some colour), colour maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "By 1650, the spiritual and political power of the Catholic Church was shattered. Thanks to the twin blows of the… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; Pelican, 2003. vii, 371 pages, [12] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps; 24 cm. First published, London : Chatto & Windus, 2002. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Another copy available. "In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson, 2001. 120 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. 32nd Walter Neurath Memorial Lecture, 2000. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. "In this ground-breaking book Anthony Julius derives a Jewish aesthetic from the Second Commandment. This prohibition of idolatry is not just an injunction against idol worshipping, but a call to idol breaking; it promotes a… Read more about this item

Vatican City: Vatican Museum, 2003. 215 pages, chiefly colour illustrations (some folded); 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: New Press, 2001. xvii, 282 pages, illustrations (some colour); 22 cm. Published in conjunction with the Center for Arts and Culture and the Henry Luce Foundation. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at crown. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "From church-sponsored arts festivals to religious protests outside museums, religion and art often… Read more about this item

Rome: Editalia, 1980. 244 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Translation of: Arte a Roma dalla capitale alleta umbertina. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. Slipcase in fine condition. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio. Collectible.

New York: Walker & Company, 2003. vii, 373 pages, [12] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps; 25 cm. First published, London: Chatto & Windus, 2002. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 2003. vii, 371 pages, [12] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps; 24 cm. First published, London : Chatto & Windus, 2002. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. First flyleaf dampstained. Another copy available. "In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored… Read more about this item

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1982. Cloth, 255 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art February 26 to June 12, 1983; the Art Institute of Chicago July 21 to October 16, 1983; and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, November 19, 1983 to… Read more about this item

Vatican City: Edizioni Musei Vaticani, 1997. 222, [1] pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps; 29 cm. English Edition. Translated from the Italian. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Richly illustrated with colour plates (art, architecture, Sistine Chapel, etc.). OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Tomb of Peter; The Basilica; The Palaces; The Museums, the… Read more about this item

Rome: Istituto poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato, 1994. Cloth, 278 pages, [35] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Text in English and Italian. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Critical study of the Lateran Palace fresco cycle commissioned by Pope Sixtus… Read more about this item

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987. vi, 287 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean text. Top edge lightly soiled. "In this newly revised edition of his widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions that existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,… Read more about this item

New York: Walker & Company, 2003. vii, 373 pages, [12] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps; 21 cm. First published, London: Chatto & Windus, 2002. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Four… Read more about this item