Italian Cities (3v.) - Folio Society edition

Italian Cities (3v.)

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Italian Cities (3v.)
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Italian Cities (3v.)

Christopher Hibbert
Edition year 1997
Binding Silk
Illustrator David Eccles
Volumes 3
Weight 5 Kg
Pages Vol. 1: 436; Vol. 2: 398; Vol. 3: 388
Dimensions 25.2 × 19.6 cm

Edition details

Italian Cities by Christopher Hibbert. (3v.). Full artificial silk (a different colour for each volume), decorated in gold, endleaves printed in gold to a design by David Eccles. 16 pages of colour plates in each volume. Dark blue three-volume slipcase printed in black and titled in gold. Volumes form colours of Italian flag in slipcase. 1. Venice. Green binding, dark green endleaves. 436 pp. 2. Florence. Cream binding, dark brown endleaves. 398 pp. 3. Rome. Red binding, dark red endleaves. 388 pp. 25.2 x 19.6 cm

About the book

Christopher Hibbert's Italian Cities brings together his histories of Venice, Florence and Rome. Maritime power and commerce shape Venice; banking, civic rivalry and artistic patronage transform Florence; and the legacy of empire and the papacy gives Rome its extraordinary layers of history. Hibbert follows the rulers, artists, families and ordinary inhabitants whose ambitions helped make each city distinctive. Across the three volumes, political narrative and cultural history illuminate the buildings and works of art that remain, making the collection both an exploration of Italy's past and a companion to its great cities.

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