Author: ROECK, BERND
Title: Florence 1900 : the quest for Arcadia / Bernd Roeck ; translated by Stewart Spencer
Description: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press 2009. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 317 pages; Description: xi. 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Contents: The mirror of Florence -- Trials and tribulations -- In the realm of Venus -- Judaeo-Christian divan -- Wonderful light : a city at the dawn of the modern age -- Florentine circles -- The Florence of foreigners -- North and South : Germans and Florentines -- May 1898 -- In defence of history -- Neurasthenia and mental balance : on Leonardo and Piero della Francesca -- Dealers in beauty -- The last Romantics -- Modern Florence -- 'Ninfa fiorentina' -- A farewell to Florence -- In the new century. Notes: Originally published as: Florenz 1900 : die Suche nach Arkadien. Munich : C. H. Beck. 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-307) and index. Subjects: Warburg. Aby. 1866-1929. Art historians --Germany --Biography. Florence (Italy) --Civilization. Florence (Italy) --History --1860-1945.Weight in Kg appr.:

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