New Distributed Titles Fall 2009 - Oxbow Books

Edizioni Polistampa
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La Bella Maniera in Toscana
Dipinti dalla collezione Luzzetti e altre raccolte private
edited by Federico Berti and Gianfranco Luzzetti
Dal rilievo alla pittura
La Madonna delle Candelabre di Antonio Rossellino
edited by Giancarlo Gentilini
The brilliance and beauty of this delicate low relief (rilievo stiacciato) in painted stucco,
representing the Virgin absorbed in the act of supporting and contemplating her Son,
who in turn is wholly intent on play (goldfinch in hand) though pensive in mood,
can be derived from a fortunate type of Marian effigy known under the conventional
name of Madonna of the candelaber, due to the precious motif of the two candelabra
that embellish its background. Italian text.
48p, col illus, hardback, 9788859603559, $25.00(s), Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008.
This is the catalogue of an exhibition in which 31 masterpieces of 16th-century
Tuscan art were displayed for the public, most for the first time. Precise reproductions,
both complete and in detail, are accompanied by rigorous academic
and philological critical essays. The catalogue provides the reader with a striking
pictorial treasure of rare beauty, while also appealing to scholars and experts
through the quality of so many previously unpublished works. Italian text.
184p, col illus, hardback, 9788859603948, $46.00(s), Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008.
Giovacchino Fortini
Scultura, architettura, decorazione e committenza
a Firenze al tempo degli ultimi Medici
by Sandro Bellesi and Mara Visona
This is the first complete monograph on Giovacchino Fortini, one of the most
charismatic sculptors in late-Baroque Florence, who also left his mark on scenography,
decorative arts and architecture. The two volumes present Fortini’s masterpieces
and other unpublished works in large format illustrations. Italian text.
2 vols, 640p, col & b/w illus, hardback, 9788859603795, $230.00(s),
Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008.
Mugello culla del Rinascimento – The Mugello, cradle of the Renaissance
Giotto, Beato Angelico, Donatello e i Medici – Giotto, Fra Angelico, Donatello and the Medici
by Barbara Tosti
Catalogue from the exhibit illustrating the importance of Florence and the Medici as clients and patrons at the birth of
the Renaissance. Works by artists such as Giotto, Donatello and Brunelleschi bear witness to the valuable artistic heritage
dispersed throughout the region’s lesser-known museums. Italian and English text.
440p, col illus, paperback, 9788859604006, $45.00(s), Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008, Piccoli, Grandi Musei.
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Fiesole
Il futuro ha un cuore antico –
The ancient heart of future
by Pier Francesco Listri
Pier Francesco Listri guides the reader
through a Fiesole known for its antique
and Renaissance beauty, its intellectual and
civic traditions, and even its nurturing of
contemporary avant-gardism. Photographs
help trace Fiesole’s three-thousand-year history,
often ill-linked with Florence as the city
struggles to define itself on its own terms.
Italian and English text.
184p, col illus, paperback, 9788859605096,
$53.00(s), Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008.
Museo Stibbert Firenze n. 12
Sculture lignee
Italian and English text.
Contents: The return of a masterpiece. A
work by Yvo Strigel and Niklaus Weckmann
in Florence: the Coronation of the Virgin in
the Stibbert Museum; The interpretation of
an inscription on wood. The inscription of
the triptych of the Coronation of the Virgin;
The Gallery Room Tavole; Entries.
72p, col & b/w illus, paperback, 9788859604358,
$23.00(s), Edizioni Polistampa, December 2008.
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