MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN ART
Second series
ITALIAN GALLERIES
A collection of finer paintings.
Vol. III [of three].
Warsaw 1876. published by Michał Glücksberg Księgarz, pp. [4], 25, 127, [2], engraving plates 46 (intaglio), format 23.5x31.5 cm
Album containing an extensive collection of engravings (steel engravings) depicting the most famous works by Italian artists, published as part of the monumental series "Museum of European Art" by Michal Glücksberg (1838-1907), a distinguished bookseller and Warsaw publisher.
The engravings depict paintings and sculptures of Italy's most distinguished museums: Vatican and Capitoline in Rome, the National in Naples, the Pitti and Uffi zi galleries in Florence, private galleries and palaces (Borghese, Rospigliosi, Sciarra), the Sistine Chapel, the Pinacoteca of Bologna, the museums of Parma and Venice.
The entire book is complemented by woodcuts with views of palaces and churches and portraits of painters.
HARDCOVER PUBLISHER'S PERIOD LINEN BINDING, DEEP EMBOSSING AND GILDING ON FRONT FACES AND SPINE, GILT PAGE EDGES. IRIDESCENT MOIRÉ CLOTH COVERS. VERY IMPRESSIVE BINDING,
Condition DB+/ spine expertly restored, rust spots [foxing] and discoloration in places, some boards described under engravings in pencil, new tissue guards preceding engravings, missing 2k. woodcuts [?[, nevertheless a NICE piece
