Summartini, Tudi; Crozzoli, Gabriele (Photographer); Foreword by John Julius Norwich.:: Decorative Floors of Venice , London. Merrell. 2000Hardback, black cloth with gilt lettering. Fine illustrated dw. 32cm 25cm. 208 pages. Photographs by Gabriele Crozzoli. The coloured photographs are to a high standard. The book has an extensive glossary of terms used and an exhaustive bibliography. The book spans a broad vista that takes in features as diverse as the floors of St. Mark's Basilica and the superb modernist designs of Carlo Scarpa, offering the first comprehensive account of one of the less-well-documented aspects of the city, from the earliest mosaics of the Byzantine Ravenna schools to those of the present day. Fine in like dw. Scarce (Book ref. 624 ) £ 80.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Robin Doughty Fine Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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