The Royal City of Turin: Princes, Artists, and Works of Art in the Ancient Capital of a European Dukedom

Fülszöveg

illustrated with full-page reproductions of color photographs of exteriors & interiors of buildings in Turin, paintings, sculptures, architectural details. “All the photographs in this book, except the reproduction of paintings, were taken with the Contax 139 Quartz 35 mm camera and Carl Zeiss lenses. The extraordinary correction and sharpness of these lenses permitted to undertake such a project in such a small format. [-]”. Dark green cloth with titles stamped in black on spine; glossy, color photo-pictorial (unclipped) dustjacket. Lower right corner of back cover shows a small bump, continuing into part of text, and on same area of dustjacket. In a thin, dark green card slipcase, which shows some dusting, splitting, wear to seams & edges. Overall, book is in near fine condition.