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Kazimierz Chlędowski Siena [1st edition, 1904].

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Kazimierz Chlędowski
Siena

Kraków 1904 first edition
General Store at Gebethner & Co. bookstore
XVI, 528s. + 72 plates(publishing set) including 2 heliogravures
o. cloth - original publisher's with obliterated titlepage
Stamps. b. Franciscans in Lviv
pp. bdb- broken block, a few stains, upper page edges gilt
Uncommon in this edition with a set of plates
For. ca: 25x17.5 cm

"A world of ruthless political intrigue, cynical politicians, brutal mercenaries, bloody battles, treachery and stealth....

A world of brilliant painters, inspired sculptors, bold architects, enlightened patrons of the arts, soulful monks, insightful statesmen....

Kazimierz Chlędowski presents a fascinating story of Italian history and culture in an extraordinary period - the decline of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Its axis is the history of Siena - a city of masterful art, outstanding architecture and fractious politics.

Kazimierz Chlędowski (1843-1920) was one of Poland's most prominent experts on Italian culture. He devoted to it several scientific and popular works, highly regarded and popularized during his lifetime, distinguished by both competence and style. "Siena" is regarded as his most important work."

Polish Bibliography 1901-1939, Vol. 4, Ch-Cy, pos: 29824