MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN ART. Second series. ITALIAN GALLERY Vol. III published 1878.

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], plate engravings 47 (steel engravings), plate engravings 2 (wood engravings), format 23x32 cm

Album containing an extensive collection of engravings (intaglios) 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 publisher from Warsaw.

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 whole is complemented by woodcuts with views of palaces and churches and portraits of painters.

HARDCOVER HALF-LEATHER BINDING OF THE PERIOD, SPINE WITH RAISED SCROLLS, EMBOSSING AND GILDING, DECORATIVE BODICES AND GILDED TITULATURE ON THE FACES. GILDED INITIALS H.G. IN CROWN IN LOWER PART. BINDING MADE IN KIEV WORKSHOP OF E.STRZAŁKOSKI- STICKER ON FRONT PASTEBOARD.

Condition DB/ rubbing of spines and minor stains on covers, exlibri on front pasteboard with rust spots [foxing] in places, nevertheless a NICE piece.